A Charitable Trust Deed was executed in 1990 to found the Anglia Trust and govern its affairs. The Trust is now known as the ARU Foundation and an amendment to the Deed was executed in 2018. The Foundation is an exempt charity established as a mechanism to distribute bequests and donations made to our University.
The Secretary is the Secretary & Clerk, Paul Bogle.
Day to day administration is currently undertaken by Louise Andrews who can be contacted via email at [email protected] or on extension 3719.
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The ARU Foundation, as determined by the Board, exists to support our fundraising activity and to act as a collection/distribution mechanism for all gifts to the University.
The Foundation aims to provide financing to advance the education of students attending Anglia Ruskin University in particular by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the University.
Anglia Ruskin Higher Education Corporation is the sole Trustee of the charity. A Management Committee, made up of four members of the governing body and up to four co-opted members from outside of the University meets three times a year to make decisions on behalf of the Foundation.
The summarised purposes for which the Foundation is incorporated are:
What it is not incorporated to do is:
When funds are received by the Foundation it is important either to agree:
N.B. All large gifts i.e. in excess of £10,000 must be cleared with the Director of Finance and Secretary & Clerk before being accepted. This reflects anti-money laundering and other reputation management issues.
If payments are required then these can be made usually within 24 hours if under £3,000 so long as the relevant criteria are met or, if the sum is more than £3,000 or no criteria exist, then on application to the Trustee. The release of funds depends on the sum concerned and the date of the scheduled meetings and/or the willingness of the Chairman to take Chair’s Action.