THE BESOM IN WITNEY

Charity Number: 1146040
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Besom in Witney helps individuals and church groups to give their time, money, skills, or things and ensures that these reach local individuals and families in a time of need. We positively recycle good quality household items such as furniture, textiles, kitchenalia, good-as-new children's clothing, baby items and toys and pass these onto peope who need them. We also accept gifts of food.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £46,808
Total expenditure: £39,979

Total income includes £2,100 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

17 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 February 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07844402 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
TAMSIN GASKELL Trustee 19 June 2024
APOLLOS CLOTHING
Recently registered
Rosemary Honour Smith Trustee 29 November 2023
None on record
Susan Grenfell Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Henry Edward Tudor St John Trustee 17 October 2022
None on record
DAVID REEVES TAYLOR Trustee 30 November 2020
CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY INTERNATIONAL
Received: On time
HAYAT MINISTRIES
Received: On time
SAT-7 UK TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
SUSAN MARY PHAYRE WINGFIELD DIGBY Trustee 21 November 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £44.96k £39.31k £32.63k £33.85k £46.81k
Total expenditure £27.93k £53.28k £34.43k £27.77k £39.98k
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 £2.10k

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 07 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 07 April 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 October 2023 17 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 17 April 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 October 2022 03 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 03 April 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 October 2021 22 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 22 March 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 October 2020 20 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 20 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/11/2011

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE BESOM IN WITNEY ARE: (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND (D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGLISH LAW SO AS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THOSE IN NEED IN AND AROUND THE WITNEY AREA.

Contact information

Address:
West Court
Bampton Road
Clanfield
BAMPTON
Oxfordshire
OX18 2RG
Phone:
07549842789
Email:
contact@witneybesom.org
Website:

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