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| Founded | 1566 |
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| Founder | Sir William Harpur |
| Type | Charitable trust |
| Focus | Education and Almshouses |
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| Website | https://www.harpurtrust.org.uk/ |
The Harpur Trust is a charity in Bedford, England. The stated aim of the charity is to help and support the people who live in and around Bedford, and to help them improve their lives by:
- providing and promoting education
- offering help and relief to anyone who is sick, in need, in hardship or distress
- providing recreational facilities with a social welfare purpose for the people of Bedford and its surroundings.
Reorganised as a company limited by guarantee in 2012, it was previously called The Bedford Charity (The Harpur Trust) as its legal name, but was most often referred to as the Harpur Trust.[1]
The main activities of the charity are the operation of a number of independent schools and one academy in Bedford. The charity also operates a number of almshouses in the Bedford area. In addition, the charity supports the community by giving grants to local projects. In 2009/10 it donated over £1,900,000 in grants to projects based in and around Bedford. This money is intended to help local organisations and individuals to make a difference to their own lives or those of others.
- ^ "Bedford Charity". London Remembers. Retrieved 23 June 2020.