THE SPEARS GAMES ARCHIVE TRUST

Charity number: 1051615
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity maintains and makes available to the public an archive of games and occupational toys made by J W Spear and Sons throughout its 100-year-plus history, together with catalogues, photographs, documents etc, and researches and gives information on the company and its products.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2012

Total income: £1,286
Total expenditure: £1,118

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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 December 1995: Standard registration
  • 09 June 2015: Removed (Does not operate)
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2008 31/12/2009 31/12/2010 31/12/2011 31/12/2012
Total gross income £3.63k £483 £348 £231 £1.29k
Total expenditure £4.19k £1.17k £373 £0 £1.12k
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 2014 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2014 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2013 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2013 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2012 28 November 2013 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2012 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2011 10 September 2012 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2011 Not Required

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.

TRUST DEED DATED 12TH DECEMBER 1995.

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE ARTICLES AND THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE SAME IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING IN PERPETUITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE POWERS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS DEED AN EXHIBITION AND LIBRARY FOR PROMOTING THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THE INVENTION MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GAMES AND TOYS FOR THE OBJECT OF ADVANCING RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP THEREIN (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE EXHIBITION AND LIBRARY).

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED