Educational Foundation of Robert Oldfield
What it does
Makes grants to individuals and organisations.
Its charitable purposes
SPECIFIED PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS; RESIDUE TO BE APPLIED IN PROVIDING EXHIBITIONS,BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES, PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BENEFICIARIES AND IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF BENEFICIARIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: Chester, St Michael
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £299,655 and spent £270,736.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £299,655 | £270,736 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £292,392 | £257,137 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £335,253 | £303,125 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £287,523 | £177,208 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £270,987 | £188,233 | 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
- Up 11%, from £270,987 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £299,655 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each 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 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- David Knowles RowlandsChair
- Alex Connah
- Carole Edwards
- CLLR Eleanor Mary Johnson
- Edward Trevor-Barnston
- Janet Myers
- Robert Bisset
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 6 January 2026, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 14 January 2025, 17 days early | Received 14 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 20 May 2024, 110 days late | Received 20 May 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 24 December 2022, 38 days early | Received 22 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 16 November 2021, 76 days early | Received 24 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525969
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 December 1962
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 13 AUGUST 1895 AS ALTERED BY SCHEMES DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 1899, 10 NOVEMBER 1909, 21 NOVEMBER 1916, 20 DECEMBER 1921, 25 SEPTEMBER 1962 AND 3 FEBRUARY 1965
- Website
- www.drrobertoldfield.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.