Old Alleynian Endowment Fund Nick Rundle (69-76) Hon Secretary
bi-annual trustee meetings. The accounts of the Fund are examined annually by David Johns (1970-1975) to whom the trustees again extend their thanks for his painstaking and thorough work. Eighteen OAs are currently beneficiaries of the Fund, to whom a total of £84,000 has been loaned. The Fund reports on an annual basis with a year end of 31st December. Current assets total approximately £174,000, including outstanding loans. Accounts for 2017 will appear on the College website in due course once they have been prepared and independently examined. All beneficiaries remain closely in touch with their sponsoring trustee and collectively the trustees welcome further applications for support. The application process is straightforward, involving an initial meeting with one of the Fund’s trustees and then a decision on whether to support funding and the extent of any loan is agreed by the trustees collectively. A number of beneficiaries have commented favourably on the help and support afforded by their trustee contacts in terms of their career development. The Fund again acknowledges a generous donation from the Alleyn Club. Additional support is, of course, very welcome and contact should be made in this regard to either the Secretary or the Treasurer. Applications for financial support should initially be addressed to the Hon Secretary at 9, Draycott Place, London SW3 2SE or by e-mail to rundnicky @ yahoo.co.uk
The Fund was established in 1932 to provide financial assistance to OAs and pupils at the College for their education or for training for an occupation or profession. Assistance is generally provided in the form of an interest-free loan, to be repaid when the beneficiary’s financial situation allows, often in instalments, but help may exceptionally be given in the form of an outright grant. Financial support is not in the first instance intended as a priority for OAs studying for undergraduate degrees, although in exceptional circumstances the trustees will consider applications of this nature. The trustees may also transfer up to 5% of the Fund’s assets annually to The Master’s Fund for disbursement to current pupils or young OAs in connection with one-off co-curricular activities. The backgrounds of the beneficiaries vary widely, although the arts and acting are well represented with around a third of beneficiaries seeking to develop their careers in this area. The employment market for graduates remains challenging and it is to their great credit that several beneficiaries this year, having completed their courses of study, have managed to find jobs and are now, as a consequence, beginning programmes of repayment to the fund for the loans that they had taken out. Two recent beneficiaries have embarked on Masters degree courses: one in Economics and the second in Geophysical Hazards.
Old Alleynian Cricket Club Charles Fellows Smith (66-75) Cricketer Cup 50th Anniversary 1967-2017 Old Alleynians fielded two full tables of 10 at the Cricketer Cup 50th Anniversary Dinner at the Hiswell Street Brewery on 27 April. The group included Simon Dyson (59-67) and Geoff Cook (45-55) who both played in the first OA match in 1969 and later in our only appearance in the final in 1974. Other OA attendees were leading players in the 1980s/90s and into the new millennium; two members of the current side were also present. The group included nine former captains of the Dulwich College 1st X1 and six whose names feature on the Cricketer Cup Honours Board in the Pavilion Salle. round defeat at Dulwich to perennial favourites Old Tonbridgians. The OAs did well to hold a strong Tonbridge side to 262-8 in their 50 overs with Anthony Alleyne (08-12) taking five wickets for 59 and earning himself a place on the Honours Board. Cricketer Cup 2017 The 2017 competition saw a first
There are currently six trustees and the Master also is invited to attend
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