THE MICHAEL VARAH MEMORIAL FUND

Charity number: 1120825
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity identifies, supports - and may commission - projects to transform the lives of those marked by crime and hopelessness. We support retraining, sports, the arts, and other activities that promote teamwork, practical skills, a channel for energy and a sense of self worth.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £17,105
Total expenditure: £21,322

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 September 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KATE ELIZABETH BOOTH Trustee
THE CLORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
Received: On time
MRS NICKY DAWKINS Trustee
None on record
SALLY ANNE VARAH MBE DL Trustee
None on record
MR JAMIE SEHMER FCA Trustee
None on record
JAMES EDWARD CHARLES VARAH 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 £22.23k £17.09k £25.08k £25.47k £17.11k
Total expenditure £39.44k £18.10k £37.49k £28.59k £21.32k
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 March 2024 18 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 October 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 3 SEPTEMBER 2007.

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST OR APPLY IT IN SUCH MANNER AS THEY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES WITH PURPOSES THAT INCLUDE: 1) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; 4) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 5) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 6) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
3 Riverdene House
Warwick's Bench
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3TA
Phone:
01483567688
Email:
info@michaelvarahfund.org
Website:

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