A Partnership
Underpinning the Foundation’s establishment is the generous commitment by Eaton House Schools to fully fund up to three places per year for the duration of a child’s time at Eaton House. This ongoing annual financial commitment from the school will enable the Foundation to offer free bursary places at The Manor Prep and The Manor Girls’ Schools each year. These will be awarded to candidates whose family circumstances meet the award criteria, and who are successful in the assessment process.
The Eaton House Schools commitment is to underwrite the cost of up to three bursaries per year. This started in 2022. By 2027, the school is aiming to fund a total of up to 14 bursaries at any one time: one child in each year, in each of the three schools. In the short term, the Foundation supports bursary pupils by covering incidental costs such as uniform and residential trips. In the long term, the Foundation’s vision is to support as many bursaries as the school, bringing the total of up to 28 pupils at any one time, in addition to covering incidental costs for bursary pupils. In this way, the Foundation will widen access to an Eaton House education and should have a transformative effect on children’s educational opportunities and life choices.
To fulfil this vision, the intention is to fundraise to create an enduring Foundation endowment. Funding is centred on a social conscience shared by the parents, the Schools and the local community. The current core sources of funding are inception seed funding from parents; regular donation from families of existing students and alumni; and regular fundraising events held within the school community, including sponsorship from local businesses.
Positive Pathways
Bursaries offer the opportunity for talented children to experience an Eaton House Schools’ education. The Foundation is also committed to helping students identify top senior schools for potential successful onward bursary applications.
Building Local Relationships
The Foundation is actively working to broaden its reach eg. via local state schools, children’s clubs etc to foster a deep pool of candidates to fill bursary places.
One-off Donations
If you would like to make a single donation to the Foundation, please do so by sending money to the Foundation’s designated bank account (bank details for which are below). We are incredibly grateful for any and every donation made.
Bank Details:
Charitable Current Account Currency GBP
Name: Eaton House Foundation
Branch Sort Code: 401160
Account Number: 21373994
IBAN: GB68HBUK40116021373994
UK Swift: HBUKGB4B
Regular Monthly Giving
The biggest impact to the Foundation’s endowment comes from regular, small-value, long-term giving. £80, the cost of one club per term would help transform talented children’s educational opportunities. Please consider setting up a termly direct debit using the links below and completing the gift aid form on this page to increase the value of your donation by 25%.
Governance
The Foundation is affiliated to, but independent from Eaton House Schools and has been set up as an independent charity registered with the Charities Commission(no. 1195196). The Foundation’s trustees are drawn from the schools’ leadership team and parents through an application process. The Trustees are responsible for ensuring the ongoing transparency, independence and good governance of the foundation.
Donations are made into a separate bank account. The Foundation benefits from independent legal advice from Wrigleys LLP. It is registered with HMRC for the purposes of Gift Aid to maximise the impact of each donation.
We are committed to ensuring the anonymity and privacy of all applicants and successful candidates, with all applications shared with Trustees on an anonymous basis only, except for the Eaton House Schools ‘Finance Director who will support applicants through the selection process. Only the relevant Eaton House School Headteacher will know which pupils are Bursary recipients at the point of entry.
The Foundation will produce an annual report incorporating financial statements and a summary of the level of support provided and monies raised. Material donations,defined as over £15,000, will be subject to appropriate ‘Know Your Donor’ checks to ensure the integrity of the Foundation and reputation of Eaton House Schools and pupils.
