THE SPONNE AND BICKERSTAFFE CHARITY

Charity Number: 204117
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Relief of poverty. Provision of Almshouses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £133,542
Total expenditure: £140,594

Total income includes £31,550 from 1 government grant(s)

People

14 Trustee(s)

1 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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 May 1982: 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:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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
Christopher Wright Chair 15 June 2022
None on record
Graham John Forbes Trustee 18 June 2025
None on record
Christine Linda Johns Trustee 19 February 2025
None on record
Alexander Lohman Trustee 21 September 2022
None on record
Janet Simm Trustee 18 November 2020
None on record
Jim Lynch Trustee 18 November 2020
None on record
Rev Paula Ella Challen Trustee 16 October 2019
JONES AND CLEAVES ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY
Received: On time
TOWCESTER RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
JONES AND CLEAVES ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY
Received: On time
RICHARD HICKS
Received: On time
Gail Caseman Jones Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
Iain Massey Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
ALAN GILBERT Trustee 01 January 2015
RICHARD HICKS
Received: On time
MR SJ BURNLEY Trustee
None on record
KAREN WHEELER Trustee
None on record
PETER ROBERT ALLEN Trustee
None on record
JACQUELINE DAWN MAINS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £105.90k £104.96k £114.64k £116.03k £133.54k
Total expenditure £109.76k £109.85k £130.66k £107.05k £140.59k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £21.99k £16.45k £20.86k £11.78k £31.55k

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 2024 09 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 09 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 19 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 11 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 11 August 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 5 MAY 1982 as amended on 19 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

1. RELIEF IN NEED BRANCH-RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF TOWCESTER WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS. 2. ALMSHOUSE BRANCH-FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE BRANCH WHO SHALL BE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO AREA RESIDENT OF THE PARISH PREFERENCE FOR SUCH PERSONS OVER 60 YEARS.

Area of benefit

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

PARISH OF TOWCESTER

Contact information

Address:
The Office
Moor Field
Buckingham Way
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 6PE
Phone:
01327351206
Email:
clerk@sponneandbickerstaffe.org
Website:

No information available