KINGSWOOD TRUST

Charity number: 1149688
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Kingswood offers outdoor and environmental learning opportunities for children, young people, families, educators and the local community. The 9 acre site offers residential facilities, day visits and activities to support learning, personal development, health and wellbeing. Kingswood has an enviable local reputation as a Centre of Excellence for its outdoor and environmental provision.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £388,067
Total expenditure: £417,871

People

8 Trustee(s)

126 Volunteer(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Telford & Wrekin
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 November 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • KINGSWOOD NIC TRUST (Working name)
  • KINGSWOOD NURSERY AND INFANT CENTRE TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
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
  • 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MAJOR DAVID HARRIS BEd HonsTD Chair 10 September 2012
LICHFIELD AND BILSTON DRILL HALLS TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Caroline Jennifer Short Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
REBECCA MARY HARLEY Trustee 27 July 2021
None on record
GARY GENTLE Trustee 27 June 2018
CONNECTED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
EMMA DORIS BUSSEY
Received: On time
PHILIP PAGE Trustee 27 June 2018
None on record
RUSSELL THOMPSON Trustee 27 June 2018
None on record
SUSAN SHANKS BSc Hons Trustee 10 September 2012
None on record
SUSAN LACEY BED NPQH Trustee 10 September 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £284.11k £253.44k £416.23k £431.97k £388.07k
Total expenditure £314.12k £253.37k £408.00k £429.04k £417.87k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £89.14k 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 2024 13 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 10 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 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 INCORPORATED 19 JUL 2012 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05/03/2013

Charitable objects

4.1.1. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH HIGH QUALITY OUTDOOR LEARNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCES. IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE TAILORED LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING DAY AND RESIDENTIAL VISITS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION. 4.1.2. TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO PLAY AN ACTIVE PART IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. TO INCREASE THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION, RESPECT AND ENJOYMENT. THE IMPACT OF THIS WILL PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR ALL. 4.1.3. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN DEVELOPMENTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE ABOUT LIVING TODAY WITH TOMORROW IN MIND. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE 4.1.3, ?SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS). 4.1.4 TO ASSIST IN THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY/FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN WOLVERHAMPTON AND THE LOCAL AREA BY PROVIDING OUTDOOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE AND MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS. 4.1.5. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CHILDREN. YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY IN OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, IRRESPECTIVE OF DISABILITY, HERITAGE, SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, SOCIAL GROUP, GENDER, PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL NEEDS, RACE OR CULTURE.

Contact information

Address:
Kingswood Trust
Holyhead Road
Albrighton
Kingswood
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV7 3AP
Phone:
01902 558132
Email:
kingswood@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Website:

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