TROOPER POTTS VC MEMORIAL TRUST

Charity number: 1147047
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. To provide & maintain a memorial in central Reading to Trooper Potts VC, Trooper Andrews the men & women of the Berkshire Yeomanry past, present & future, naming those lost in wars of 20 th C 2. Run workshops for schools, colleges, clubs about lessons from such events.3. Share current activities on Facebook; www.facebook.com/TrooperPottsMemorialTrust, Twitter; www.twitter.com/TrooperPottsVC

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £558
Total expenditure: £275

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 April 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • TROOPER POTTS VC TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Penny Kemp Trustee 30 October 2025
READING CIVIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
DR Richard Duckett BA,MA,PGCE Trustee 06 July 2016
None on record
RICHARD BENNETT Trustee 12 March 2012
READING CIVIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
WATLINGTON HOUSE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £375 £132 £239 £444 £558
Total expenditure £677 £449 £283 £309 £275
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 March 2025 04 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11/11/2011 AS AMENDED ON 20/04/2012

Charitable objects

1.TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A MONUMENT IN CENTRAL READING TO COMMEMORATE THE ACHIEVEMNETS OF THE BERKSHIRE YEOMANRY,PAST AND PRESENT,AND IN PARTICULAR TROOPER POTTS VC AND TROOPER ANDREWS AND TO COMMEMORATE THE 134 MEN OF THE BERKSHIRE YEOMANRY LOST IN WW1. 2.TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES,AND THEIR DEPENDANTS BY ADVANCING ANY PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO THE CHARITY KNOWN AS HELP THE HEROES. 3.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE EVENTS DURING 1914-18 WITHIN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, AND ABOUT SUCH DEEDS, COMRADESHIP, THEIR SETTING, IMPLICATIONS AND RELEVANCE TODAY, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE ACTIONS OF THE BERKSHIRE YEOMANARY, PAST AND PRESENT. 4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF SCULPTURE.

Contact information

Address:
69 BAKER STREET
READING
RG1 7XY
Phone:
07802763289
Email:
bennettbaker@msn.com
Website:

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