WAKEFIELD CIVIC SOCIETY

Charity number: 236034
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society has the following aims: 1. The encouragement of high standards of architecture and town planning. 2. The stimulation of public interest in the beauty, history and character of the area. 3. The preservation, development and improvement of features of public amenity and historical interest. 4. The implementation of these ends by exhibitions, lectures, publications and other means.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £21,946
Total expenditure: £17,329

Total income includes £2,089 from 3 government grant(s)

People

17 Trustee(s)

4 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

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Wakefield

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 August 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

17 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KEVIN TRICKETT MBE Chair 12 March 1990
None on record
Susan St Clair Morgan Trustee 24 June 2025
None on record
Judith Sgarbi Trustee 26 November 2024
None on record
Elisabeth Judith Keer Trustee 26 November 2024
None on record
Anthony Benjamin Doughty MSc FHEA Trustee 22 October 2024
None on record
Michaela Katherina Hazebrouck Trustee 25 July 2023
None on record
Joseph Jordan Gardiner Trustee 25 July 2023
WESTPARK LEVY TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Rachel Forster Trustee 27 June 2023
None on record
Benjamin Michael Davison Trustee 28 March 2023
None on record
Terence Kenneth Blackwood MCIM/BAHon Trustee 30 March 2021
None on record
Benjamin Cowell BA Hons MA Trustee 26 January 2021
YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER ASSOCIATION OF CIVIC SOCIETIES
Received: On time
Victoria Flintoff BA Hons Trustee 27 October 2020
None on record
Barry Goodchild Prof Trustee 26 February 2019
CIVIC VOICE
Received: On time
Alison Sykes Trustee 28 February 2017
CHESTERFIELD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
Received: On time
MR PETE TAYLOR Trustee 16 April 2015
NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED
Received: On time
JOHN RAMSDEN BSc MRICS Trustee 24 February 2015
None on record
KEVIN SWIFT Trustee 30 April 2013
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 £7.33k £9.72k £21.70k £18.10k £21.95k
Total expenditure £4.37k £5.88k £21.79k £17.14k £17.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £11.42k £5.29k £2.09k

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 07 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 20 APRIL 1964 as amended on 13 Dec 2018

Charitable objects

(A) TO ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING IN WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT. (B) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA OF THE CITY AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. (C) TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY OR HISTORIC INTEREST. (D) TO PURSUE THESE ENDS BY MEANS OF MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, OTHER FORMS OF INSTRUCTION AND PUBLICITY, AND PROMOTION OF SCHEMES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Area of benefit

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

WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
Wakefield Civic Society
PO Box 380
WAKEFIELD
West Yorkshire
WF1 3WT
Phone:
07967 516841
Email:
secretary@wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk
Website:

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