SUDBURY FREEMEN'S TRUST

Charity number: 295764
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust was established by deed in 1987 as part of the settlement of a new scheme for the Sudbury Common Lands Charity. The trustees are elected by The Freement of Sudbury in quinqueniel meeting. The Trust is able to make grants to deserving Freemen of Sudbury or Widows of Freemen. The Trust makes donations to support deserving projects in the town of Sudbury.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £15,405
Total expenditure: £9,001

People

4 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 January 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SUDBURY FREEMAN'S TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MICHAEL EDWARD JOHN WHEELER FCA Chair
None on record
Roy Alston Trustee 11 September 2017
None on record
ALAN SHELLEY Mr Trustee 26 October 2012
None on record
SIMONIE PRIOR 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 £15.12k £9.22k £16.04k £14.91k £15.41k
Total expenditure £5.68k £7.93k £7.68k £8.69k £9.00k
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 December 2024 01 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25TH JUNE 1986 AS AMENDED 1ST SEPTEMBER 1986

Charitable objects

(A) TO ASSIST CASES OF HARDSHIP AMONG FREEMEN AND FAMILIES OF FREEMEN WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES; (B) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY PROMOTING THEIR TRAINING IN OCCUPATIONS WHICH WILL RENDER THEM ELIGIBLE TO BECOME FREEMEN OF SUDBURY; (C) TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE CONVERSANT WITH THE FREEMAN'S OATH TO BE AIDING AND ASSISTING UNTO THE TOWN MAYOR AND JUSTICES OF THE TOWN OF SUDBURY, THE CONSTABLES, SERGEANTS AT MACE AND ALL OTHER THE QUEEN'S OFFICERS AND MINISTERS OF THE TOWN, IN THE DUE ECECUTION OF JUSTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE AND ALSO TO UPHOLD, SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AND DEFEND ALL THE GOOD AND LAWFUL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, CUSTOMS, DECREES, BYELAWS, ORDERS AND HEREDITAMENTS OF AND BELONGING TO THE TOWN; (D) TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE OF BENEFIT TO THE TOWN OR COMMUNITY OF SUDBURY.

Area of benefit

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

SUDBURY

Contact information

Address:
33 Friars Street
Sudbury
CO10 2AG
Phone:
07715161273
Email:
michael.friars@gmail.com
Website:

No information available