B P A EXPERTISING EDUCATIONAL CHARITY

Charity number: 1012050
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promotion of research into the postal systems of the world past and present with particular application to their stamps[and the method of producing and printing those stamps and their postal history] and the publication of the useful results of such research and to advance public education in philately and postal history and to support the work of other registered charities in a similar field.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £5,225
Total expenditure: £400

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 June 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • B P A EDUCATIONAL CHARITY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
COLIN MERTON HOFFMAN Trustee 11 May 2020
THE SUSTENTATION FUND
Received: On time
GERALD RITCHIE BODILY Trustee 07 December 2011
None on record
PHILIP KINNS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £7.00k £5.00k £5.00k £7.50k £5.23k
Total expenditure £2.50k £250 £250 £500 £400
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 30 April 2025 17 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2024 25 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2023 09 April 2024 40 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2021 28 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 Not required
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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 13 APRIL 1992 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 10/03/2015

Charitable objects

(1) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE POSTAL SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD PAST AND PRESENT WITH PARTICULAR APPLICATION TO THEIR STAMPS (AND THEIR METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND PRINTING)AND POSTAL HISTORY, THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT SUCH MATTERS AND (2)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PHILATELY AND POSTAL HISTORY WITH THE PURPOSE OF STIMULATING THE INTEREST AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF PERSONS OF ANY AGE WHO WILL THEREBY BE ABLE TO PURSUE AND TAKE PART IN THE OBJECT DEFINED ABOVE AND (3) TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF OTHER REGISTERED CHARITIES WHICH MAY HAVE SIMILAR OBJECTS IN WHOLE OR IN PART

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
9 OAKER AVENUE
MANCHESTER
M20 2XH
Phone:
07831 524098
Email:
colin@stamps.org.uk
Website:

No information available