OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST

Charity number: 328558
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust considers all worthwhile causes but Grants are more likely to be given for projects which fall within artistic, literacy, literary, musical and theatrical criteria. The Trust does not support personal training or education costs. Contact is via https://tseliot.com/foundation/old-possums-trust/

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £150,096
Total expenditure: £332,437

People

3 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

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DEIRDRE SIMPSON Trustee
None on record
CLARE REIHILL Trustee
None on record
JUDITH MARGARET HOOPER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £262.30k £144.58k £265.44k £163.02k £150.10k
Total expenditure £491.04k £409.11k £1.41m £3.60m £332.44k
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 March 2024 06 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 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 29/01/1990 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 16/04/2014 as amended on 18 Dec 2019

Charitable objects

FOR TO TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE; OR TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH A MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE. TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE TRUST DEED.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
MHA
The Pinnacle
150 Midsummer Boulevard
MILTON KEYNES
MK9 1FD
Phone:
01908662255
Email:
No information available
Website:

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