ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH SPECTROSCOPISTS TRUST

Charity number: 275189
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides grants to enable individuals (particularly research students) to attend meetings, conferences or training courses, anywhere in the world. Provides loans and grants to conference organisers. Provides grants to individuals to undertake short research projects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £25,966
Total expenditure: £24,470

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 March 1978: 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:
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr SUSAN CROSLAND Trustee 30 July 2023
None on record
Dr Neil John Everall BSc PhD FRSC FSAS Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Professor John Joseph Monaghan MBE CChem FRSC Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
Professor Duncan Graham Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £18.53k £21.39k £23.82k £20.63k £25.97k
Total expenditure £0 £4.99k £33.73k £10.47k £24.47k
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 05 April 2025 02 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 02 February 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 05 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2023 23 February 2024 18 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2022 25 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2021 22 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED THE 30TH DECEMBER 1977 AND SCHEME OF 3RD MARCH 1987

Charitable objects

APPLY CAPITAL AND INCOME THEREOF FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE PROMOTION ACQUISITION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN REGARD TO SPECTROSCOPY AND FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SPECTROSCOPY

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
2 Vine Villas
Plough Road
EPSOM
Surrey
KT19 9RW
Phone:
07710485865
Email:
toralcock@gmail.com
Website:

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