FAST UK

Charity number: 1140963
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust is aiming to help, through projects, run locally by existing charities in Romania, the poorest Romanian children and adults by improving their overall living standards. This is done primarily through education schemes and re-housing and house improvement schemes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £77,343
Total expenditure: £80,185

People

4 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
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
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Romania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 March 2011: Standard registration
  • 21 July 2016: Funds received from 1048423 MISSION TO EASTERN EUROPE
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Philip Barnardo Trustee 22 September 2023
None on record
Claire Brewer Trustee 15 June 2017
None on record
Tim White Trustee 29 November 2016
None on record
MORAG HEATHER PALMER Trustee 15 July 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £58.38k £63.97k £102.30k £74.76k £77.34k
Total expenditure £59.42k £64.72k £98.98k £72.93k £80.19k
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 30 June 2024 04 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 04 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 07 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 07 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 24 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 24 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 15 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 15 March 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 07/02/2011

Charitable objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROVISION OF AID AND ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDENT IN ROMANIA WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

Contact information

Address:
13 Collingwood
FARNBOROUGH
Hampshire
GU14 6LX
Phone:
01252 950017
Email:
contact@fastcharity.co.uk
Website:

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