BMC ACCESS & CONSERVATION TRUST

Charity Number: 1089516
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by supporting access and conservation projects and programmes that both protect the cliff and mountain environment and the wider countryside and also promote responsible and sustainable use of these environments for the public benefit of walking, climbing, hill walking and mountaineering.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £242,660
Total expenditure: £116,522

People

8 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 November 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ACCESS & CONSERVATION TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Matthew Anthony Wilson Bradbury Chair 16 September 2014
THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST
Received: On time
THE MALCOLM BRADBURY TRUST CIO
Received: On time
THE WHITLINGHAM CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
METAL CULTURE LIMITED
Received: On time
NATURAL CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Received: On time
Matthew Richard Hutson Trustee 26 March 2021
None on record
ROSANNA CATHERINE MOORE Trustee 26 March 2021
None on record
Louise Adele Stewart Trustee 22 July 2019
None on record
British Mountaineering Council Trustee 22 July 2019
None on record
Richard Andrew Hobbs Holland Trustee 22 July 2019
None on record
Laetitia Jane Sterling Trustee 25 September 2015
None on record
Robert James Nolan Trustee 25 September 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £133.92k £35.66k £34.78k £77.03k £242.66k
Total expenditure £381.52k £5.75k £25.84k £10.05k £116.52k
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 2023 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 April 2024 168 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 16 April 2024 168 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/10/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/12/2001 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12/04/2011

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY SUPPORTING ACCESS AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES THAT BOTH PROTECT THE CLIFF AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT AND THE WIDER COUNTRYSIDE AND ALSO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF THESE ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF WALKING, CLIMBING, HILL WALKING AND MOUNTAINEERING. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CLIFF, MOUNTAIN AND NATURE CONSERVATION. (C) SUCH OTHER OBJECTS, AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH MOUNTAINEE
177-179 BURTON ROAD
WEST DIDSBURY
MANCHESTER
M20 2BB
Phone:
08700104878
Email:
cath@thebmc.co.uk
Website:

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