THE BEARR TRUST

Charity number: 1011086
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The BEARR Trust is a UK-based organisation set up to help children and other vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We believe the best way to do this is to help small civil society organisations (CSOs) working in health and social welfare in the region to build knowledge, know-how, skills and contacts, including with those doing similar work in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £244,576
Total expenditure: £236,620

Total income includes £45,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

13 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Moldova
  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 May 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICOLA FRANCES ELIZABETH RAMSDEN Chair 12 March 1997
None on record
Clare Brooks Trustee 04 April 2024
None on record
Helen Goodman Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Charles Garrett Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Sam Thorne Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Sabrina Vashisht Trustee 07 December 2023
None on record
Jane Ebel Trustee 01 August 2018
None on record
ROSS EDWARD ROBERT GILL Trustee 22 October 2015
GLAMORGAN HISTORY SOCIETY/CYMDEITHAS HANES MORGANNWG
Received: On time
SWALE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES
Received: On time
Dr Michael Rasell Trustee 30 April 2013
None on record
JANET GUNN CMG Trustee 07 October 2010
THE ENGLISH COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
ANN LEWIS CMG Trustee 12 March 1997
THE ENGLISH COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Marcia Levy Trustee 12 March 1997
SCHOOL OF CIVIC EDUCATION
Received: On time
JEWS' TEMPORARY SHELTER
Received: On time
MEGAN BICK Trustee
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 £64.63k £58.33k £82.56k £450.62k £244.58k
Total expenditure £73.13k £62.88k £69.98k £415.88k £236.62k
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 £45.00k

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 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27 APRIL 1992 AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION DATED 18 OCTOBER 2007.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY,ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE IN OR MAY HEREAFTER BE DEEMED BY ENGLISH LAW TO BE CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENARALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING WHETHER ACADAMIC OR VOCATIONAL TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL AND TO RELIEVE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HANDICAP IN RUSSIA AND THE REPUBLICS BEING THE TERRITORIES OF THE FORMER UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The BEARR Trust
Voluntary Action Islington
200A Pentonville Road
LONDON
N1 9JP
Phone:
02079227849
Email:
info@bearr.org
Website:

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