OLD WOORE SCHOOL TRUST

For more information please see the Trust's Facebook Page.

The Trust administers funds raised on the sale of the Old Woore School building, and invested to realise income since 2008. Grants are usually made from interest earned rather than capital.

Applications are invited from young people under the age of 25 who are resident within the Parish for help with their educational needs. A variety of educational needs and costs have been met over the years - do not hesitate to inquire. Please apply by letter, at any time in the year, to :

The Secretary,

Old Woore School Trust,

17 St Leonard’s Way,

Woore.                                               

Email: OWSTGrants@gmail.com                                     April 2025

You can apply by post or by emailing the Secretary at OWSTGrants@gmail.com, having completed the application form which you can download at the bottom of this page,  or by completing the Google form (no Google account necessary to access this) at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpVYLwrh4TMMKzknUw6_qBEzCW066YRXZZ4FHmWaFQZHphzw/viewform?usp=sharing

 

REPORT TO ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

APRIL 2024 - MARCH 2025

ASSETS

Current funds available for distribution                               £2244.97

Initial investments made April 2008:-   

Invesco Perpetual Fund          £20,000.00

Jupiter Merlin Income Fund   £40,000.00

Current valuation 05/03/2025                                           £116,531.21

Total assets                                                                       £118,776.18

A very busy year, 16 awards have been made, totalling £6,796. 

The current Trustees (March 2025) are:-

Chair – Joan Fradley

Co-opted Trustee - Stephen Clifford

Co-opted Trustee - Helen Jackson

Co-opted Trustee - John Parkes

Woore Parish Council – Vacant, pending Parish Council AGM

Applications for grants, which are funded from our investment income, are invited from young people under the age of 25 who are resident within the Parish for help with their educational needs. Please apply by letter/email or by completing the application form on the Trust’s Facebook page.

 

Note: At September 2023 a total of 74 people had received about £25,000 in grants since the creation of the Trust. Because of individual confidentiality, no further details are released of those made.