The Bledisloe New Zealand and Overseas Memorial Trust.

Charity number: 262656
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GIVE GRANTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WISHING TO EMIGRATE OR ATTEND A RECOGNIZED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN NEW ZEALAND

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £2,457
Total expenditure: £5,649

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 July 1971: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE BLEDISLOE-NEW ZEALAND MEMORIAL TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE BLEDISLOE-NEW ZEALAND WAR MEMORIAL TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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
WILLIAM JAMES OSBORNE Chair
None on record
Richard Kemsley Trustee 18 July 2019
None on record
RACHEL DARE Trustee 01 October 2015
None on record
HEAD OR REPRESENTATIVE, SENIOR SCHOOL, LYDNEY Trustee 27 June 2013
None on record
ELIZABETH DAY Trustee 04 July 2012
THE METHODIST CIRCUIT OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Received: On time
MR JON MILLS JP Trustee
None on record
MAURICE GEORGE BLOOMFIELD Trustee
None on record
MR BILL HOBMAN Trustee
None on record
LORD BLEDISLOE Trustee
FRIENDS OF LYDNEY HOSPITAL
Received: On time
THE CLARA WATTS LYDNEY CHURCH TRUST
Received: On time

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 £1.80k £1.80k £2.03k £2.53k £2.46k
Total expenditure £48 £65 £1.04k £5.45k £5.65k
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 23 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 November 2022 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 September 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.

SCHEME DATED 14/04/1999 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11/04/2013 AS AMENDED ON 13 APR 2022 AS AMENDED ON 19 AUG 2022

Charitable objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ASSIST (BY WAY OF GRANTS) BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED AND WHO WISH TO EMIGRATE, OR ARE CONSIDERING EMIGRATING, TO NEW ZEALAND OR OVERSEAS BUT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD TO VISIT OR MOVE TO THOSE COUNTRIES. (2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE USED TOWARDS THE OBJECT SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE (1) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT IN PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND MAINTENANCE GRANTS TO BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE: (A) UNDER THE AGE OF 25; (B) IN NEED; AND (C) EITHER: (I) ATTENDING, OR INTEND TO ATTEND, A RECOGNISED EDUCATIONAL OR VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN NEW ZEALAND OR OVERSEAS FOR AN APPROVED COURSE OF STUDY; OR (II) UNDERTAKING, OR INTEND TO UNDERTAKE, ORGANISED WORK EXPERIENCE IN NEW ZEALAND OR OVERSEAS OF A KIND RELEVANT TO THEIR INTENDED CAREER. (III) THE EDUCATIONAL OR WORK EXPERIENCE IN ITEMS (I) AND (II) SHALL BE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A LASTING LIFE CHANGING OR LIFE ENHANCING EXPERIENCE (3) IN APPLYING THE INCOME THE TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE WISHES OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDER THAT THE PERSONS HELPED SHOULD BE OF GOOD CHARACTER AND REPUTE AND MAY GIVE REFERENCE TO APPLICATIONS FROM PERSONS RESIDENT OR FORMERLY RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF LYDNEY OR AYLBURTON. ALL APPLICATIONS SHALL BE IN WRITTEN FORM EITHER HAND OR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.

Area of benefit

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

PARISHES OF LYDNEY AND AYLBURTON

Contact information

Address:
23 Lancaster Court
LYDNEY
GL15 5SZ
Phone:
01594843320
Email:
johnandrzejuk@googlemail.com
Website:

nzbledisloetrust.co.uk