THE WITNEY TOWN CHARITY

Charity number: 202996
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity operates 18 Almshouses for the poor and needy in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire. The Charity also provides grants for those in need within the area of West Oxfordshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £208,131
Total expenditure: £243,606

People

14 Trustee(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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 May 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ASHLEY FARMER Chair 01 April 2024
None on record
Justin Webber Trustee 21 January 2026
None on record
Anne Mary Carter Trustee 16 September 2025
None on record
David Griffiths Trustee 16 September 2025
None on record
Melanie Anne Jones Trustee 24 May 2024
None on record
Judith M White Trustee 08 October 2023
None on record
Georgia Meadows Trustee 14 May 2023
None on record
Jeanette Christine Baker Trustee 01 February 2023
None on record
Amanda Collicutt Trustee 22 January 2023
THE TOWN HALL
Received: On time
WITNEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Rachel Crouch Trustee 01 May 2022
WITNEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE TOWN HALL
Received: On time
Barry Beadle Trustee 01 May 2022
None on record
CHRISTOPHER WOODWARD Trustee 18 February 2022
HENRY BOX COLLECTION
Charity reporting is overdue by 1519 days
Joycelyn Aitman Trustee 12 May 2021
THE COGGES WELFARE TRUST
Received: On time
Dr PAUL ANTHONY WATSON Trustee 01 February 2021
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 £128.85k £125.67k £183.53k £182.76k £208.13k
Total expenditure £104.79k £122.70k £131.41k £157.04k £243.61k
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 30 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 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.

SCHEME OF 16 OCTOBER 1981 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 8 MARCH 2007

Charitable objects

1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS. 2) THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Area of benefit

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

TOWN OF WITNEY AS CONSTITUTED FROM TIME TO TIME

Contact information

Address:
66 Woodstock Road
WITNEY
OX28 1DU
Phone:
07867 870436
Email:
witneytowncharity@gmail.com
Website:

No information available