ESSEX POLICE FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity number: 258273
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of support services to members and retired members and their families of Essex Police

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £42,058
Total expenditure: £137,518

People

7 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 April 1969: 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lucy Morris Trustee 16 April 2024
None on record
Graham Truluck Trustee 16 April 2024
None on record
Robert Coan Trustee 08 December 2023
None on record
Wilson Kennedy Trustee 14 November 2022
None on record
Dean Yarnall Trustee 15 March 2022
None on record
Ian David Box Trustee 12 February 2021
None on record
David Williams Trustee 11 August 2016
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 £47.90k £38.11k £40.00k £42.06k £42.06k
Total expenditure £98.99k £122.69k £186.00k £137.52k £137.52k
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 17 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 December 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.

RULES ADOPTED 14 MAR 1969 AS AMENDED ON 21 FEB 1974 AS AMENDED ON 08 DEC 1982 AS AMENDED ON 01 JAN 1983 AS AMENDED ON 14 DEC 1988 AS AMENDED ON 01 JAN 1993 AS AMENDED ON 25 JAN 2016 AS AMENDED ON 04 AUG 2017

Charitable objects

A) TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM POVERTY, SUFFERING, DISTRESS OR GENERAL HARDSHIP BY MEANS OF CASH GRANTS, OR BY SUCH OTHER METHODS AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE AMONG THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE: I. SERVING ESSEX POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE CADETS; II. SERVING ESSEX POLICE STAFF OR SERVING SPECIAL CONSTABLES WHERE THE APPROACH HAS BEEN MADE BY THEIR RESPECTIVE BENEVOLENT FUND; III. RETIRED ESSEX POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE CADETS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE IN RECEIPT OF A PENSION (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE WHO WERE DISMISSED FOR GROSS MISCONDUCT OR UNDER THE UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE PROCEDURES (UPP) OR THOSE OTHERWISE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF DISQUALIFIED OFFICERS. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THE COMMITTEE SHALL DECIDE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND THE COMMITTEE’S DECISION SHALL BE FINAL). IV. THE WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, CIVIL PARTNERS, LIFE PARTNERS, ORPHANS AND ANY OTHER DEPENDANTS OF ANY OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED AT I. AND III ABOVE. B) TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR CHARITY, INCLUDING POLICE CONVALESCENT HOMES WHICH HAVE SIMILAR OBJECTIVES TO THOSE GIVEN ABOVE, AS DETERMINED BY A MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE AT ANY MEETING.

Area of benefit

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

ESSEX

Contact information

Address:
ESSEX POLICE
PO BOX 2
CHELMSFORD
CM2 6DA
Phone:
01245 491491
Email:
greg.wood@essex.police.uk
Website:

No information available