FIREFLY TRUST

Charity number: 1073216
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Firefly Trust is a grant making charity. The objects of the trust are to promote any charitable purpose, in particular the advancement of the Christian religion, the relief of poverty and sickness, the advancement of education and the preservation of both mental and physical good health.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £188,992
Total expenditure: £306,094

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 January 1999: Standard registration
  • 19 May 2025: Removed (Ceased to exist)
  • 19 May 2025: Funds transferred to 234714 STEWARDSHIP SERVICES (UKET) LIMITED
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £53.66k £12.02k £40.06k £74.34k £188.99k
Total expenditure £110.76k £159.48k £229.41k £116.11k £306.09k
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 21 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 December 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 October 2020 On time

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 20TH OCTOBER 1998

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED