THE BRIGHTSPACE FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1093558
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To enable, promote and demonstrate sustainable development within the county of Herefordshire

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £17,982
Total expenditure: £8,508

People

4 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Herefordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 August 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE BULMER FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Company number:
04188434 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Nancy Gwendoline Oakes Trustee 14 September 2022
FRIENDS OF TEWKESBURY ABBEY
Received: On time
David Norman Bailey Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
Rev Nicholas Read Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
David William Sowerbutts Trustee 30 April 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £43.37k £20.50k £16.73k £5.97k £17.98k
Total expenditure £53.41k £29.40k £37.51k £15.75k £8.51k
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 2024 10 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 19 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 07 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 23 MARCH 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 JULY 2002. AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07 NOV 2016

Charitable objects

IN THIS CLAUSE "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" AND "SUSTAINABLE METHODS" MEANS DEVELOPMENT AND METHODS RESPECTIVELY, THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. THE OBJECTS OF THE BULMER FOUNDATION SHALL BE (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LAND AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND USE, SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, SILVICULTURE AND ORGANIC FARMING. (B) TO CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF LAND AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND USE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, SILVICULTURE AND ORGANIC FARMING AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. (C) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS (I) THE CONSERVATION, AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY (III) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT (IV) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONGST THE YOUNG, THE UNEMPLOYED AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM OR RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION TO DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE AND PROVIDING SUCH PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE (V) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNEMPLOYED IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS OR TO EXISTING BUSINESSES (VI) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND /OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS D) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR PURPOSE OR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR INSTITUTION AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit

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

AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE)

Contact information

Address:
HEREFORD CIDER MUSEUM
THE CIDER MILLS
21 RYELANDS STREET
HEREFORD
HR4 0LW
Phone:
01432378409
Email:
nick.read@brightspacefoundation.org.uk
Website:

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