THE BEDE GRIFFITHS CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Number: 1106071
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Making grants to provide social infrastructure, education and care for the young and elderly in Tamil Nadu, South India in and around the Saccidananda Ashram at Shantivanam.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £83,325
Total expenditure: £53,014

People

10 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
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:
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 September 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PIPPA MISTRY-NORMAN Chair 27 July 2014
None on record
Lady Moira Swayne Trustee 05 August 2023
None on record
Dr Richard Louis Rivers Snooks Trustee 06 June 2021
None on record
Rene Cadet Trustee 01 November 2020
None on record
MICHAEL PRUSS Trustee 05 April 2020
None on record
Lucie-Jane Lewis MBE Trustee 27 April 2019
LYMINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
ROTARY CLUB OF LYMINGTON TRUST FUND
Charity reporting is overdue by 45 days
HITEN ANAND Trustee 01 December 2017
None on record
GREVILLE JOHN NORMAN CPFA, AGP Trustee
None on record
MARK LYNDON BRADBERRY Trustee
None on record
MRS MARY PRUSS Trustee
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 £101.91k £64.68k £46.66k £38.32k £83.33k
Total expenditure £75.68k £69.66k £62.63k £43.15k £53.01k
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 13 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 July 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 16 May 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 March 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 March 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 10 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 10 March 2020 On Time
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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 6 DECEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED 28 AUGUST 2004 AS AMENDED ON 21 AUG 2016

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE MAJOR RELIGIONS AND FAITH COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD. 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE WORK AND VISION OF FR BEDE GRIFFITHS

Area of benefit

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

INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT

Contact information

Address:
120 DUKES AVENUE
THEYDON BOIS
EPPING
CM16 7HF
Phone:
01992812307
Email:
Secretary@bgct.org.uk
Website:

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