THE HERVEY BENHAM CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 277578
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grant making trust operating in Colchester and N.E. Essex only.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £53,291
Total expenditure: £27,429

People

6 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 May 1979: 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARTYN RALPH CARR Chair 01 March 1993
CHARITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF A PREACHING MINISTER
Received: On time
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity reporting is overdue by 520 days
Paula Guyver Trustee 24 August 2022
None on record
NICOLA JOHNSTON Trustee 25 February 2020
None on record
STEPHEN LANSLSEY Trustee 12 November 2019
None on record
THOMAS MICHAEL ALASDAIR Trustee 07 February 2014
None on record
ANDREW BENJAMIN PHILLIPS Trustee 03 August 1995
COLCHESTER RECALLED ORAL HISTORY GROUP
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £33.20k £34.72k £45.34k £58.66k £53.29k
Total expenditure £34.60k £66.95k £31.40k £36.03k £27.43k
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 28 February 2025 23 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 23 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 28 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 28 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 23 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 23 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 04 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 04 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 10 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 10 October 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 20TH FEBRUARY 1978

Charitable objects

SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES TO BE CHARITABLE INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION (INTER ALIA) OF MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND COMPETITIONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
C/O SPARLING BENHAM & BROUGH
13 HIGH STREET
MANNINGTREE
ESSEX
CO11 1AQ
Phone:
07784643291
Email:
admin@herveybenhamtrust.org.uk
Website:

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