AUTO CYCLE UNION BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Number: 208567
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the fund is to provide benefit to the past and present members and their dependents of clubs affiliated to the Auto Cycle Union Ltd (ACU) by way of grants, loans, educational fees or otherwise as the administrative committee may deem fit and proper in deserving cases of necessity and hardship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £196,808
Total expenditure: £99,860

People

5 Trustee(s)

25 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • A C U BEN FUND (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROY HANKS Chair
None on record
Mrs Lyn Francis Trustee 01 February 2017
None on record
CHARLES PATTISON Trustee
None on record
MRS WYN EVANS Trustee
None on record
MARGARET CARTER JP 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 £206.59k £151.69k £184.95k £244.22k £196.81k
Total expenditure £69.60k £94.98k £116.06k £94.19k £99.86k
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 2024 04 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 04 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 27 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 27 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 02 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 02 May 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 17.4.1950 as amended on 07 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

THE BENEFIT OF NECESSITOUS PARTICIPATORS IN MOTOR-CYCLING EVENTS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS BY WAY OF GRANTS,LOANS,EDUCATIONAL FEES OR OTHERWISE AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MAY DEEM FIT AND PROPER IN DESERVING CASES .

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
10 Byeway
Guiseley
LEEDS
LS20 8JP
Phone:
01943878666
Email:
admin@acu.org.uk
Website:

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