THE SPEAR CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Number: 1041568
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

General charitable purposes and assistance to former employees of J W Spear and Sons plc and their families

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £107,545
Total expenditure: £162,961

People

2 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RICHARD MICHAEL HORWOOD Trustee 06 January 2022
HERTFORDSHIRE CONVALESCENT TRUST
Received: On time
THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST
Received: On time
THE MICHAEL GAME CHARITY
Received: On time
JOHN INNS CHARITY
Received: On time
THE TAPPENDEN CHARITY
Received: On time
THE ARTHUR STEVENS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE INNS ALMSHOUSE TRUST
Charity reporting is overdue by 128 days
Nigel Gooch Trustee
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD N A T S O P A RELIEF FUND
Received: On time

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 £155.84k £118.41k £108.82k £104.59k £107.55k
Total expenditure £473.06k £817.21k £100.18k £207.02k £162.96k
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 26 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 September 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 July 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 July 2020 On Time
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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.

SETTLEMENT DATED 24TH JANUARY 1962, SUPPLEMENTAL DEEDS DATED 8TH JULY 1994, AND 15TH SEPTEMBER 1994

Charitable objects

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES OR INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE OF EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF JW SPEAR AND SONS PLC AND THE FAMILY AND DEPENDANTS OF SUCH EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
LONGMORES
24 CASTLE STREET
HERTFORD
SG14 1HP
Phone:
01992300333
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available