GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARTHRITIS TRUST

Charity number: 288346
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust (GAT) formed in Oct 1983 is a local medical charity making a difference for 70,000 people across Gloucestershire affected by Arthritis. GAT supports Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rheumatologists and Physiotherapists to tackle 6 aspects of Arthritis: Prevention, Diagnosis, Control, Surgery, Recovery & Research. GAT funded equipment helps around 4,000 people in a normal year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £36,430
Total expenditure: £56,840

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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 December 1983: Standard registration
  • 30 April 2025: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 30 April 2025: Funds transferred to 1051606 GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GEN...
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • G A T (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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £71.29k £30.46k £52.80k £54.75k £36.43k
Total expenditure £56.38k £86.66k £42.35k £52.42k £56.84k
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 August 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 23 days
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 23 days
Annual return 31 August 2023 06 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 06 June 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 24 April 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 17 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 17 April 2022 On time
Annual return 31 August 2020 12 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 12 June 2021 On time
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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 22ND NOVEMBER 1983

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATISM AND OTHER BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS AND TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CONCERNING SUCH DISORDERS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH SHALL BE PUBLISHED.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED