THE RALPH AND IRMA SPERRING CHARITY

Charity number: 1048101
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trustees meet four times a year to consider applications for financial assistance from individuals and organisations within a 5 mile radius of the church of St John the Baptist, Midsomer Norton.They make grants as they deem appropriate.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £332,730
Total expenditure: £264,074

People

9 Trustee(s)

9 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 July 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03028105 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Laura Anne Ablett Trustee 06 November 2025
None on record
CLIVE EDWARD JAMES ALLEN Trustee 19 June 2023
None on record
Heather Ann Mitchell Trustee 19 June 2023
None on record
Patricia Ruth Needham Trustee 19 June 2023
None on record
David Charles Harvey Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Catherine Bushill Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
William Arthur Weller Trustee 30 July 2020
None on record
GEORGE HARALD HILDING PERSSON Trustee 12 May 2016
None on record
Dr JOHN PATRICK NELSON HAXELL Trustee
None on record

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 £269.85k £264.19k £274.12k £280.01k £332.73k
Total expenditure £398.43k £442.23k £367.26k £406.01k £264.07k
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 20 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 20 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 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 INCORPORATED 1 MARCH 1995, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 22 JULY 1999

Charitable objects

FOR ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MIDSOMER NORTON.

Area of benefit

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

WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MIDSOMER NORTON

Contact information

Address:
THATCHER & HALLAM
ISLAND HOUSE
THE ISLAND
MIDSOMER NORTON
RADSTOCK
BA3 2HJ
Phone:
01761409316
Email:
lablett@th-law.co.uk
Website:

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