GLADRAGS COMMUNITY COSTUME TRUST

Charity number: 1122704
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides affordable costume hire, educational resource boxes and practical assistance to: schools/ colleges, community/ youth groups, charities/ not for profit organisations, amateur/ fringe arts. Delivers a Community Outreach Programme of educational sewing-based workshops; interactive storytelling / reminiscence/ dressing-up activities. Promotes costume re-use, by re-styling or rehoming.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £101,301
Total expenditure: £104,818

Total income includes £4,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

69 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Surrey
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 February 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HEATHER MAE BUTLER Chair 30 January 2018
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET ROTTINGDEAN
Received: On time
Kathryn Nicola Coleman Trustee 04 November 2024
None on record
John William Adams Trustee 26 October 2022
None on record
Neil Border Trustee 04 November 2021
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 £74.31k £94.80k £64.02k £90.57k £101.30k
Total expenditure £64.58k £55.89k £75.06k £87.53k £104.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £7.81k £5.45k N/A £4.00k

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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 7 JUNE 2007, AS AMENDED ON 11 JANUARY 2008.

Charitable objects

3.1) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN HISTORICAL AND WORLD DRESS BY PROVIDING LOW COST COSTUMES AND RELATED RESOURCES AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL. 3.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING VARIOUS COSTUMES AND RELATED RESOURCES AT LOW COST AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Gladrags
Unit 10
Westergate Business Centre
Westergate Road
Brighton
BN2 4QN
Phone:
01273 609184
Email:
office@gladragscostumes.org.uk
Website:

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