FAIR SHARES GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Charity number: 1110418
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We run two community based time banks which meet everyday needs through sharing time, skills and opportunities. Participants help out in their local community, using their skills to provide services for others. Every hour participating earns one credit that can be used to access support from other participants.We also run timebanking and Peer maths mentoring in prisons.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £241,910
Total expenditure: £216,260

Total income includes £51,540 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

287 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 July 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FAIR SHARES (Previous name)
Company number:
04938680 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JULIE CIGMAN Chair 01 February 2017
THE LAPID TRUST
Received: On time
Robert Ian Palmer Trustee 25 November 2024
None on record
Maureen Zara Smith Trustee 22 March 2021
None on record
James Robert Lewis Trustee 23 November 2020
None on record
Patricia Rose Gifford Trustee 29 November 2017
None on record
Alison Cathles Trustee 01 February 2016
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 £241.46k £246.22k £230.79k £249.91k £241.91k
Total expenditure £210.94k £210.53k £223.51k £230.21k £216.26k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.13k £86.26k £30.02k £12.65k £51.54k

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 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 August 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 OCTOBER 2003. as amended on 11 Dec 2023

Charitable objects

(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS FOR THE PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE; (II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE COMMUNITY BY MEANS OF ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING THE PRACTICE OF 'FAIR SHARES' WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE, SUCH AS YOUNG PERSONS, THE AGED AND THE UNEMPLOYED, AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT..

Area of benefit

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

THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
Chequers Community centre
Painswick Road
Gloucester
GL4 6PR
Phone:
01452415900
Email:
time@fairshares.org.uk
Website:

www.fairshares.org.uk Open in new window