THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY

Charity number: 299108
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Helen Roll Charity aims to distribute about £300,000 annually between about 30 charities, often continuing to make grants to them over long periods. There is only room for grants to one or two newcomers each year. It operates through registered (or exempt) charities and no donations are made directly to individuals. Applications via www.helenroll.co.uk from 01.12 - 15.02 annually.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2025

Total income: £148,712
Total expenditure: £340,653

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 May 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting 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
STEPHEN GEORGE WILLIAMSON Chair 11 June 2004
None on record
Catherine Staples Trustee 08 November 2021
None on record
Sarah Gunn Trustee 08 November 2021
None on record
Fiona Weiss Trustee 19 March 2018
None on record
Jessica Mannix Trustee 19 March 2018
None on record
PATRICK JOHN RICHARD STOPFORD BAOxon CFA Trustee 11 June 2004
THE STOWE SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
CHRISTINE REID Trustee 06 August 2002
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 30/09/2025
Total gross income £1.04m £90.15k £1.21m £192.48k £148.71k
Total expenditure £183.55k £230.04k £278.25k £332.58k £340.65k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £981.11k N/A £1.14m N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £56.76k N/A £64.49k N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A £1.14m N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £164.18k N/A £256.84k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £19.36k N/A £21.41k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £4.20k N/A £5.84k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £159.98k N/A £251.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £19.36k N/A £21.41k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A £0 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 30 September 2025 25 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2025 25 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2024 10 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 10 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 28 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 28 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 16 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 16 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 16 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 16 November 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12TH APRIL 1988

Charitable objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH A MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
30 ST. GILES
OXFORD
OX1 3LE
Phone:
01865559900
Email:
helenrollapplication@gmail.com
Website:

helenroll.co.uk