--- title: "The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design — charity 1184227 | CharityCompare" description: "The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design (charity 1184227): income £51,122 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-robert-ford-scholarship-for-creative-design retrieved: 2026-10-10T16:15:16.146Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1184227 RF # The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1184227&subId=0) Work at The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-robert-ford-scholarship-for-creative-design&type=claim&name=The%20Robert%20Ford%20Scholarship%20for%20Creative%20Design) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05 £51,122 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05 £115,083 Registered charity number 1184227 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Portinscale Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design (number 1184227) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design do? To help the students of the late MR R Fords former school in their education especially those undertaking study of subjects falling under the description of creative design. However, he left it to the discretion of the Trustees that the fund may be used to advance any other educational purpose which is charitable for the benefit of the public as the trustees may in their discretion think fit Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design Answers The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Does The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 3 July 2019 Where it says it operates Kent ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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Search 1184227 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design do? To help the students of the late MR R Fords former school in their education especially those undertaking study of subjects falling under the description of creative design. However, he left it to the discretion of the Trustees that the fund may be used to advance any other educational purpose which is charitable for the benefit of the public as the trustees may in their discretion think fit Does The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design? The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design? The register does not record The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design's trustees paid? The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design registered as a charity? The Robert Ford Scholarship for Creative Design was entered on the register on 3 July 2019. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1184227&subId=0).