The Roger Edwards Educational Trust
What it does
To advance education for the public benefit by providing an assisting in the provision of facilities, not required to be provided by the local education authority for education, at the voluntary primary School at Usk and to promote the education (including social and physical training) of people resident in the area of benefit in such ways as the charity trustees think fit.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(1) A PAYMENT OF TWO THIRDS OF THE INCOME OF THE ENDOWMENT TO THE MONMOUTHSHIRE FARM SCHOOL ENDOWMENT REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 525649.(2) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION, AT THE VOLUNTARY PRIMARY SCHOOL AT USK.(3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:(1) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION;(2) PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS), TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT;(3) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT ANY CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Usk and District
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £30,169 and spent £110,392.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £30,169 | £110,392 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £35,611 | £80,574 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £34,639 | £64,704 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £267,969 | £282,663 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £71,639 | £87,023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 58%, from £71,639 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £30,169 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 366% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Usk Food Kitchen | 31 March 2025 | £512 |
| Usk in Bloom | 31 March 2025 | £2,800 |
| Usk RFC Junior Section | 31 March 2025 | £2,000 |
| Usk Primary School | 31 March 2025 | £9,755 |
| Usk Cricket Club | 31 March 2025 | £1,800 |
| Monkswood Cricket Club | 31 March 2025 | £5,000 |
| Usk Rainbows | 31 March 2025 | £140 |
| Usk Civic Society | 31 March 2025 | £1,040 |
| Usk Hub Lego Club | 31 March 2025 | £400 |
| Usk Baby & Toddler Group | 31 March 2025 | £500 |
| Usk Priory Church History Group | 31 March 2025 | £900 |
| Usk Warm Space Project | 31 March 2025 | £987 |
| Usk Pump Track Group | 31 March 2025 | £20,000 |
| Usk Food Kitchen | 31 March 2024 | £712 |
| Usk Rural Life Museum | 31 March 2024 | £2,000 |
| Usk RFC junior section | 31 March 2024 | £2,820 |
| Usk Primary School | 31 March 2024 | £4,260 |
| Usk Explorer Scouts | 31 March 2024 | £2,000 |
| 1st Raglan Scout Group | 31 March 2024 | £2,000 |
| Usk Baby and Toddler Group | 31 March 2024 | £500 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 6 payments to this charity worth £7,054 between 5 October 2020 and 22 December 2021.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire County Council | £7,054 | 6 | 2020/21, 2021/22 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Cathryn Fayrer Brooker
- Christopher Edward Cowburn
- Dr James Alexander Osborne
- Elaine Margaret Lewis
- Geoffrey Hughes
- Jonathan Stephens
- Mr Gw Edwards
- Mr R B Morse
- Tracey Huxley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 January 2026, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 13 September 2024, 140 days early | Received 13 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 November 2023, 69 days early | Received 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 December 2022, 41 days early | Received 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 20 January 2022, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525638
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 28 November 1966
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 5 DECEMBER 1956 AS VARIED BY SCHEMES DATED 27 JANUARY 1959, 7 DECEMBER 1962, 17 AUGUST 1965, 22 JANUARY 1973, 24 OCTOBER 1975, 21 JULY 1993 AND 2 APRIL 2009. NOW GOVERNED BY SCHEME 1 APRIL 2010.
- Website
- 79.170.40.44/rogeredwardseducationaltrust.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.