SHORTSTOWN COMMUNITY TRUST

Charity number: 1103038
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust is established to promote the benefits of the inhabitants of the Parish of Eastcotts and the neighbourhood by providing a Village Hall and associated facilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £28,277
Total expenditure: £24,438

People

9 Trustee(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

What the charity does:
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 April 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Councillor Sarah-Jayne Gallagher Chair 01 December 2022
BEDFORD PARK
Received: On time
BEDFORD MAYOR'S CHARITY
Received: On time
Heather Botterill Trustee 23 August 2024
None on record
Mina Brandford Trustee 23 August 2024
None on record
MICHAEL PENFOLD Trustee 17 August 2023
None on record
JAYNE PENFOLD Trustee 17 August 2023
None on record
Donna-Marie Hamilton Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Kevin Quigg Trustee 01 January 2014
None on record
WILLIAM WILSON-APPERSON Trustee
None on record
RITA WILSON-APPERSON 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 £19.40k £22.90k £19.97k £16.37k £28.28k
Total expenditure £20.01k £11.70k £16.98k £16.70k £24.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £20.10k £9.48k 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 10 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 JANUARY 2004

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF EASTCOTTS INCLUDING SHORTSTOWN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR HEALTH RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND FACILITIES OTHERWISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SAID INHABITANTS AND B) TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN THE SAME FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE TRUST IN FURTHERANCE TO THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF EASTCOTTS INCLUDING SHORTSTOWN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
Shortstown Village Hall
Southcote
Shortstown
BEDFORD
MK42 0QL
Phone:
07766346295
Email:
shortstownvillagehall@outlook.com
Website:

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