Proceeds Of Sale Of Former Gaydon Church Of England School

Charity 510202

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

This appears to be a legacy charitable fund with a broad Church of England educational purpose, using grant-making rather than direct delivery to support activity particularly associated with South Warwickshire. Its role may be less that of a school or religious provider than a flexible local financier: connecting historic educational assets to contemporary educational and religious needs within the Diocese of Coventry. The available evidence suggests a potentially wide remit, but gives little indication of its current priorities, scale, or decision-making approach.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: District

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • Direct evidence identifies the charity's activity as supporting educational and religious activities, particularly in South Warwickshire; it does not identify any current delivery, grant-making, physical site or material partnership in Birmingham.
    • The registered address is in Gaydon, Warwickshire, but it may be a correspondence address and is not treated as evidence of an operational site.
    • The Charity Commission record reports £0 expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2025. This leaves uncertainty over whether grants or other activities were delivered during that year.
    • District-level coverage is a reasonable interpretation of the stated focus on South Warwickshire, rather than evidence of a Birmingham footprint.
    Additional evidence needed
    • A current grants list or annual report identifying recipient organisations, projects and locations.
    • Confirmation from the trustees of any current grants, delivery sites or partnerships in Birmingham.
    • Evidence of any active programme or beneficiary location within a supplied Birmingham ward or recognised place.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Education/training
    • Religious Activities

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Children/young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • The General Public/mankind

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Makes Grants To Individuals
    • Makes Grants To Organisations

    Discoveries involving this organisation

    The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • A legacy asset appears to underpin a continuing local role

      The organisation appears to have originated from the sale of a former school, with its present role likely focused on stewarding the proceeds for ongoing public benefit rather than operating the school itself.

      Why it matters

      This helps explain why a small or otherwise low-profile organisation may still hold a meaningful role: it may preserve a long-term local resource that can be repeatedly directed toward changing needs.

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      • “Name: Proceeds Of Sale Of Former Gaydon Church Of England School.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Its remit combines locality with diocesan reach

      The charity appears locally attentive to South Warwickshire while being constitutionally connected to Church of England purposes across the Diocese of Coventry, creating a potentially broader area of influence than its name suggests.

      Why it matters

      This distinction is important for identifying possible beneficiaries and partners: relevant activity may extend beyond Gaydon or even South Warwickshire.

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      • “Supports educational and religious activities particularly in South Warwickshire.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “Providing, maintaining, extending and testing by examination or otherwise, education and religious instruction in connection with the Church of England within the Diocese.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • The fund may be a bridge between education and religious life

      Its purposes do not separate education from Church of England religious instruction, suggesting it may be positioned to support initiatives that sit across schools, young people and faith communities.

      Why it matters

      This may reveal collaboration opportunities that would be missed if the charity were viewed only as an education fund or only as a religious charity.

      Show evidence

      • “What the charity does: Education/training, Religious Activities.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “Who the charity helps: Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • The charity's grant size, assets, frequency of funding and current geographic eligibility are unknown.
    • There is no evidence of the organisations, individuals or projects it has recently supported.
    • It is unclear how broadly the trustees interpret the additional purposes allowed by its governing scheme.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent annual reports, accounts and grant lists showing recipients, amounts and purposes.
    • Grant criteria, trustee information and examples of current partnerships or supported activity.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    Supports educational and religious activities particularly in South Warwickshire

    Charity objects

    PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, EXTENDING AND TESTING BY EXAMINATION OR OTHERWISE, EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WITHIN THE DIOCESE WHETHER CONFINED ENTIRELY TO THE DIOCESE OR NOT AND SUBJECT THERETO FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH MAY IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES BE USEFUL FOR ANY OF THE OBJECTS MENTIONED IN THE COVENTRY DIOCESAN TRUSTEES SCHEME 1920.