THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST

Charity number: 249109
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support of a wide range of Christian missionaries and charitable organisations in the UK and worldwide. The charity makes charitable grants, but does not often make grants to charities with which the trustees are not already acquainted personally.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £318,585
Total expenditure: £367,800

People

3 Trustee(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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 August 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
EDWARD RICHARD BICKERSTETH Chair
FRIENDS OF ASHBURNHAM AND PENHURST CHURCHES
Received: On time
CHICHESTER DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORK
Received: On time
Dr CHARLES RAYMOND WARREN Trustee 14 January 2014
None on record
ROBERT DAVID BICKERSTETH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £264.72k £270.26k £288.80k £293.30k £318.58k
Total expenditure £263.95k £320.48k £335.19k £461.28k £367.80k
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 05 April 2025 29 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 29 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 09 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 09 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 01 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 01 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 12 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 12 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 11 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 11 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 5TH APRIL 1965.

Charitable objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

UNRESTRICTED.

Contact information

Address:
Agmerhurst House
Kitchenham Road
Ashburnham
Battle
TN33 9NB
Phone:
01424892253
Email:
att@lookingforward.biz
Website:

No information available