BERKSHIRE NURSES AND RELIEF IN SICKNESS TRUST

Charity number: 205274
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide financial assistance for those in need through sickness or disability. Applicants must be resident within area of benefit referrals are not accepted direct from members of the public - only from the statutory authorities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £91,891
Total expenditure: £44,972

People

9 Trustee(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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 May 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BERKSHIRE NURSES TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LINDA PALMER Chair 02 October 2018
None on record
Lucy Sansom Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Olivia Christian Trustee 09 January 2024
None on record
Lina Damani Trustee 02 April 2019
None on record
Fiona Simpson Trustee 02 April 2019
None on record
ANNE SERENA FARLEY Trustee 04 March 2014
None on record
ROBERT JOHN NEWHAM Trustee 03 September 2013
None on record
FIONA CAMPBELL CONNOLLY Trustee 03 October 2012
None on record
HAZEL ANN ALEXANDER Trustee
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 £75.67k £59.43k £68.44k £82.77k £91.89k
Total expenditure £34.99k £48.87k £43.16k £43.57k £44.97k
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 2024 24 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

24 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 November 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.

SCHEME OF 25 APRIL 1980, UPDATED BY SCHEME SEALED 8 SEPT 1997, AMENDED 6 JULY 1998

Charitable objects

THE INCOME AND AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1) FOR RELIEF IN SICKNESS. 2) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WHO THROUGH AGE, ILL HEALTH, ACCIDENT OR INFIRMITY ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES. 2) (A) NURSES OR MIDWIVES WHO WERE EMPLOYED AS DISTRICT NURSES IN THE AREA OF THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE AS CONSTITUTED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO 1 APRIL 1974 BEFORE THE DATE OF THE COMING INTO OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 1946, AND HAVE BEFORE OR SINCE THE LAST MENTIONED DATE CEASED TO BE EMPLOYED IN HOME NURSING IN THE SAID AREA, AND (B) PERSONS EMPLOYED AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE 4 AUGUST 1950 ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE OR CLERICAL STAFF OF THE BERKSHIRE COUNTY NURSING ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit

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

THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE TOGETHER WITH THOSE AREAS IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE WHICH IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO 1 APRIL 1974 COMPRISED PART OF THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
BNRST
PO Box 3283
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 9QA
Phone:
07860166858
Email:
thebnrst@gmail.com
Website:

No information available