MARS TRUST

Charity number: 1141794
Charity reporting is up to date (3 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

MARS Trust runs key skill workshops for young people including Communication, Conflict Management, Commitment and Choice, bringing communities together to facilitate the empowerment of youth to make informed relationship decisions to enhance personal, family, work and sports opportunities. MARS evidence based work dispels myths and encourages personal exploration to increase fulfilment potential.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £22,717
Total expenditure: £14,371

People

3 Trustee(s)

15 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 May 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • MARS (Working name)
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
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Aaron Lindon Trustee 31 October 2023
None on record
Ian John Shears Trustee 06 September 2021
None on record
John M Rolleston Trustee 13 January 2015
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LONGFLEET (ST MARY'S), POOLE
Received: On time

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £52.40k £30.16k £42.69k £7.51k £22.72k
Total expenditure £41.16k £41.44k £33.23k £29.44k £14.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £19.53k £4.70k 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 December 2024 03 November 2025 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 December 2022 49 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 19 December 2022 49 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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.

TrustDeed

Charitable objects

2. THE ADVANCEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (ÔÇ£THE AREA OF BENEFITÔÇØ) OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MATTERS CONCERNING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND STRENGTHENING AND ENRICHING FAMILY LIFE MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH THINGS BEING CHARITABLE IN LAW AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTS AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING: - 2.1 BY DEVELOPING LONG TERM CULTURAL CHANGES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND THUS PROMOTING BETTER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY GENERALLY 2.2 BY OFFERING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE KEY RELATIONSHIP SKILL COURSES THAT GIVE THEM HELP WITH SUCH ISSUES AS COMMUNICATION CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND COMMITMENT AND CHOICE 2.3 BY CONDUCTING DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THOSE INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO LEARN LIFE SKILLS AND VALUES TO EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE BETTER RELATIONSHIP DECISIONS 2.4 BY ENCOURAGING THE USE (AND TAKE UP) OF FURTHER RELATIONSHIP SKILLS TRAINING AT DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES 2.5 BY ENCOURAGING BENEFICIAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SUCH EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

Contact information

Address:
c/o 32 Springdale Road
BROADSTONE
BH18 9BU
Phone:
07713 465788
Email:
info@themarstrust.co.uk
Website:

www.themarstrust.co.uk Open in new window