ACORNS CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1090804
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision and maintenance of a playing field and recreation ground and to provide other facilities for the benefit of the community at large and for persons who by reason of youth, age, infirmity, disability, poverty, social or economic circumstances have special need for such facilities, with a view to improving their health and well-being.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £40,973
Total expenditure: £17,198

People

9 Trustee(s)

9 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Hampshire
  • Kent
  • Surrey
  • West Sussex
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LANGNEY PLAYING FIELDS (Working name)
  • EAST SUSSEX COMMUNITY TRUST (Previous name)
  • LANGNEY PLAYING FIELD COMMITTEE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew John Miller Chair 28 January 2019
None on record
Abigail Shepherd Trustee 05 September 2022
None on record
Jeanette Linda Coleman Trustee 08 June 2022
None on record
John Daly Trustee 08 June 2022
None on record
Karen Donna Peskett Trustee 31 January 2022
None on record
Lee Edward James Smith Trustee 22 May 2017
None on record
MICHAEL FREDERICK GRIMER Trustee
None on record
ROBERT COLEMAN Trustee
None on record
STEPHEN GEORGE CARTER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £50.39k £28.48k £41.00k £37.55k £40.97k
Total expenditure £18.39k £7.62k £12.49k £24.15k £17.20k
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 30 June 2024 09 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 09 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 14 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 14 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 30 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 30 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 30 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

30 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 13 June 2021 44 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 13 June 2021 44 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07/12/2001 AS AMENDED ON 12/05/2014 AS AMENDED ON 29 JAN 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO USE THE PROPERTY AS A PLAYING FIELD AND RECREATION GROUND AND TO PROVIDE OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND THE PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
LANGNEY SPORTS CLUB
EASTBOURNE
BN23 7QH
Phone:
07534916205
Email:
trustee@acornscharity.org.uk
Website:

No information available