POST PALS

Charity number: 1137175
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve children suffering from acute or chronic ill health and their immediate families, primarily through the provision of letters, emails or other forms of correspondence which provide encouragement and support to the children and also to occasionally help to provide days out of other activities to raise the spirit and morale of these children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £14,740
Total expenditure: £18,088

People

3 Trustee(s)

15 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

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 July 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
VIKKI LOUISE GEORGE Chair
None on record
Ailis Farrell Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
STEVE GEORGE 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 £22.49k £38.16k £26.25k £19.11k £14.74k
Total expenditure £19.24k £15.48k £16.39k £31.80k £18.09k
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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 November 2023 301 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 November 2023 301 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 July 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 26 JULY 2010

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM ACUTE OR CHRONIC ILL HEALTH AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LETTERS, EMAILS OR OTHER FORMS OF CORRESPONDENCE WHICH PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO THE CHILDREN AND ALSO TO OCCASIONALLY HELP TO PROVIDE DAYS OUT OR OTHER ACTIVITIES TO RAISE THE SPIRIT AND MORALE OF THESE CHILDREN.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
POSTPALS
62 Strathcona Avenue
Little Bookham
Surrey
KT23 4HR
Phone:
01372453040
Email:
info@postpals.co.uk
Website:

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