BAWDSEY RADAR TRUST

Charity number: 1125600
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bawdsey Radar Trust maintains a Grade II* listed Radar Transmitter Block which formed part of the world's first operational radar station at Bawdsey. The Transmitter Block re-opened in 2017 after a major restoration project and includes an award winning exhibition. The Trust maintains and exhibits a collection of relavant artefacts to advance the education of the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £42,925
Total expenditure: £68,043

People

9 Trustee(s)

30 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06474550 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 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
Clare Elizabeth Sullivan Chair 19 July 2022
None on record
Antony David Horton Trustee 15 February 2025
None on record
Paul Jonathan Whiting Trustee 18 January 2025
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE IN EAST SUFFOLK
Received: On time
Alan David Austin Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Vanessa Elaine Austin Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Peter Wain Trustee 24 October 2023
None on record
Peter Abery Trustee 19 July 2022
None on record
PETER GRAHAM MURCHIE Trustee 11 June 2019
None on record
SUSAN MARGARET MICHELL 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 £135.50k £58.34k £88.35k £46.76k £42.93k
Total expenditure £139.22k £94.53k £90.77k £88.74k £68.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.67k £53.88k £66.28k £10.58k 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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 March 2021 37 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 09 March 2021 37 days late 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 16 JANUARY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1 AUGUST 2008 as amended on 06 Aug 2019 as amended on 09 Dec 2021 as amended on 16 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

The objects of the Charity are: 3.1 to preserve for the benefit of the people of East Anglia and of the Nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around East Anglia, buildings (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest, 3.2 to advance education of the public in discovery, development and use of radio direction and ranging radar at Bawdsey, Suffolk, 3.3 to advance education of the public by maintaining a museum for the exhibition and preservation of objects and information illustrating the central role that Bawdsey, Suffolk played in radar development.

Area of benefit

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

EAST ANGLIA

Contact information

Address:
Bawdsey Radar Trust
Bawdsey
WOODBRIDGE
Suffolk
IP12 3BA
Phone:
07713255873
Email:
chair@bawdseyradar.org.uk
Website:

www.bawdseyradar.org.uk Open in new window