THE FRANCIS BACON RESEARCH TRUST

Charity number: 280616
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of the charity were carried out through the organisation of seminars, educational tours and conferences and publications. Newsletters are provided for friends of the Trust twice a year. A comprehensive website is also available.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £50,612
Total expenditure: £52,727

People

5 Trustee(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 August 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • FBRT (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT WILSON Chair 21 November 1997
None on record
Helen Johnson Trustee 10 February 2015
None on record
JULIA MURIEL CLEAVE Trustee 27 March 2012
THE SHAKESPEAREAN AUTHORSHIP TRUST
Received: On time
DONNA DUNCOMBE Trustee 29 October 1994
None on record
ROBERT WAYGOOD Trustee 30 October 1992
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £76.28k £41.00k £18.91k £21.85k £50.61k
Total expenditure £64.96k £24.70k £28.14k £28.43k £52.73k
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 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 15 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2022 26 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2021 01 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 01 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 27 January 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 4TH JULY 1980

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SIR FRANCIS BACON AND IN PARTICULAR SIR FRANCIS BACON WORKS 'ADVANCEMENT AND PROFICIENCE OF LEARNING' ANDHIS 'GREAT INSTAURATION'. THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH (AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) INTO THE WORKS OF SIR FRANCIS BACON AND THE CONTINUATION OF SUCH FRSEARCH IN SO FAR AS IT MAY LEAD INTO THE WORKS OF OTHER EDINENT AUTHORS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE THE FUNDING AND ENDOWMENT OF A CENTRE OF CENTRES FOR SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
OLD RICK BARN
MILL LANE
SHENINGTON
BANBURY
OX15 6NB
Phone:
01295678623
Email:
sarah@fbrt.org.uk
Website:

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