THE BIRCHAM CENTRE

Charity number: 242536
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of a community centre, reading room and club rooms for hire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £61,354
Total expenditure: £58,640

Total income includes £812 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

49 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 July 1965: Standard registration
  • 18 January 2020: Funds received from 270398 THE REEPHAM SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • THE BIRCHAM INSTITUTE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christina Marion Pashley Chair 02 June 2025
None on record
Tim Cullinan Trustee 10 February 2026
None on record
Joanne Lakeland Trustee 10 February 2026
None on record
Christopher Lakeland Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Paul Brock Trustee 29 November 2023
None on record
CLARE KENVYN Trustee 25 April 2022
EVEXIA FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dr Ian Kenvyn Trustee 25 April 2022
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 £28.32k £36.76k £46.85k £57.72k £61.35k
Total expenditure £46.94k £49.90k £54.52k £60.59k £58.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.29k £16.98k £3.27k £23.60k £812

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 15 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 15 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 25 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 25 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 14/08/1919 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 03/12/1979 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 15/09/1992 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 13/12/2005 AS AMENDED ON 30/03/2010 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 06 JUN 2016 as amended on 07 Sep 2020 as amended on 04 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

READING ROOM AND CLUB FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE RESPECTIVE PARISHES OF REEPHAM KERDISTON HACKFORD NEXT REEPHAM AND WHITWELL IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK AND OTHER ADJOINING PARISHES AND OTHERWISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID PARISHES AS DETAILED IN THE TRUST DEED.

Area of benefit

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

REEPHAM, HACKFORD NEXT REEPHAM, WHITWELL AND KERDISTON

Contact information

Address:
BIRCHAM CENTRE
MARKET PLACE
REEPHAM
NORWICH
NR10 4JJ
Phone:
01603879242
Email:
thebirchamcentre@gmail.com
Website:

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