THE AXE VALLEY CHRISTIAN TRUST

Charity number: 285783
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To enable young people (8-25) to develop their Christian faith through teaching, worship and fun in a residential setting. This can be for a weekend or a week or for those 16 and over, on a year out programme.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £17,062
Total expenditure: £62,400

People

3 Trustee(s)

8 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
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 November 1982: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • UPCOTT (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JERRY RANDALL Chair
None on record
Alexandra Wilson Trustee 23 July 2012
SEATON GATEWAY THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
JANET THORPE Trustee 23 July 2012
UPCOTT CHRISTIAN TRUST CIO
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £35.04k £16.00k £29.87k £29.86k £17.06k
Total expenditure £45.64k £33.59k £67.68k £65.64k £62.40k
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 30 September 2024 07 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2023 08 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 08 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 17 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 17 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 24 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2020 15 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 15 March 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 1ST OCTOBER 1982 AND VARIED BY A SCHEME DATED 23 APRIL 1998.

Charitable objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. (B) THE CARE OF PERSONS IN NEEDWHO ARE HOMELESS OR SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL INFIRMITY, OR WHO, BY REASON OF ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL HEALTH ARE IN NEED OF HELP IN ACQUIRING A SETTLED WAY OF LIFE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER MEANS AND TO EDUCATE AND OTHERWISE ASSIST SUCH PEOPLE SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP TO FULL MATURITY AS RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
PO Box 659
BRISTOL
BS34 9LU
Phone:
07307618230
Email:
team@upcott.org.uk
Website:

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