The Jo Benson Day Centre

Charity number: 262719
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of day care, craft and social activities and to give their carers a day off.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £48,384
Total expenditure: £79,233

Total income includes £15,234 from 5 government contract(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

1 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 July 1971: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • THE JO BENSON DAY CENTRE FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED (Working name)
  • THE JO BENSON DAY CENTRE FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED (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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr BETH ROBERTSON Chair
None on record
Charles Jefferis Woodburn Benson KC Trustee 03 January 2023
THE BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA SOCIETY EDUCATION TRUST
Received: On time
Christine Doris Pearce Trustee 19 October 2022
None on record
Rosemary Carol Ings Trustee 20 July 2022
None on record
MRS JENNY COLLINGS MCSP Trustee
None on record
MALCOLM JOHN HITCHINGS Trustee
None on record
HILARY OLIVE MAIDMENT Trustee
None on record
NIGEL JOHN TURK FCA 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 £119.78k £171.68k £68.94k £54.32k £48.38k
Total expenditure £62.99k £58.70k £65.18k £75.26k £79.23k
Income from government contracts £2.68k £2.69k £6.97k £15.54k £15.23k
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 15 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 15 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 September 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.

DEED OF TRUST DATED 27TH APRIL 1971 as amended on 27 Feb 2025

Charitable objects

TO BE USED FOR THE RELIEF OF THE HANDICAPPED BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY CENTRE AND FOR PURPOSES ANCILLARY THERETO.

Area of benefit

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

CITY OF NEW SARUM AND IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
Bemerton Lodge
Christie Miller Road
Salisbury
SP2 7EN
Phone:
01722337175
Email:
JOBENSONDAYCENTRE@BTCONNECT.COM
Website:

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