THE ABTA BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity number: 295819
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide financial support to employees or former employees of ABTA or ABTA member businesses who have demonstrated a financial need.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £206,084
Total expenditure: £221,729

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 January 1987: Standard registration
  • 02 December 2015: Funds received from 1030497 THOMAS COOK PENSIONERS' BENEVOLENT FUND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ABTA BEN (Working name)
  • LIFELINE - THE ABTA CHARITABLE TRUST (Working name)
  • THE TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS CHARITY (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Derek Jones Chair 04 February 2014
None on record
Zoe Lorraine Baxter-Hurley Trustee 16 May 2023
None on record
Claire Louise Stirrup Trustee 04 April 2022
None on record
Christopher John North Trustee 16 March 2022
None on record
Graeme Peter Scottford Buck Trustee 07 March 2022
None on record
Belinda Ruth Vazquez Trustee 10 February 2021
None on record
ALISTAIR ROWLAND Trustee 26 September 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £471.03k £117.83k £85.13k £148.39k £206.08k
Total expenditure £364.88k £182.13k £130.78k £129.00k £221.73k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 19 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3RD DECEMBER 1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 9TH MAY 1988, 21ST APRIL 1988, APRIL 1996, 18 DECEMBER 1997 AND 24 FEBRUARY 2009. as amended on 18 Jul 2024 as amended on 06 Aug 2024

Charitable objects

The relief of financial hardship among people who are or have been directors or employees of ABTA Ltd, travel agents, tour operators or other travel industry organisations involved in the provision of travel and tourism services in ABTA Membership, and their dependants

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
30 PARK STREET
LONDON
SE1 9EQ
Phone:
02031170500
Email:
LifeLine@abtalifeline.org.uk
Website:

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