FELIX FUND - THE BOMB DISPOSAL CHARITY

Charity number: 1142494
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Felix Fund provides financial assistance and welfare support to personnel from any military unit who has conducted or assisted with EOD & Search duties. This includes physical injures and anyone suffering PTSD or other mental health issues, as well as those facing hardship. We also help serving personnel veterans and their dependent family members.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £197,185
Total expenditure: £387,851

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 June 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FELIX FUND - THE BOMB DISPOSAL CHARITY (Working name)
  • FELIX FUND (Previous 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gareth Collett Trustee 28 January 2025
None on record
Andrew John Pettitt Trustee 10 January 2024
None on record
Matthew Peter Duckering Trustee 10 January 2024
None on record
Warrant Officer Two Kenny Scott Trustee 27 November 2018
None on record
Daniel Reyland Trustee 23 March 2014
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Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £377.51k £146.18k £430.26k £145.69k £197.19k
Total expenditure £229.39k £135.40k £250.14k £259.04k £387.85k
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 April 2024 20 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 20 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 21 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 21 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 15 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 15 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 04 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 04 February 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 06/04/2011 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11/11/2011 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 13/01/2012 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 18 OCT 2017 as amended on 07 Feb 2025

Charitable objects

1. THE RELIEF IN NEED OF: A) ANY SERVING OR FORMER MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE EITHER CONDUCTED OR ASSISTED EOD DUTIES. B) FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONNEL BY THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES, SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. 2. TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF THE EOD COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING ADVENTURE TRAINING AND OTHER WELFARE ACTIVITIES THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. 3. TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY BY COMMEMORATING AND SUSTAINING THE MEMORIES OF THOSE WITHIN THE EOD COMMUNITY WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE COURSE OF EXECUTING THEIR EOD DUTIES.

Contact information

Address:
FELIX FUND
VAUXHALL BARRACKS
FOX HALL ROAD
DIDCOT
OXFORDSHIRE
OX11 7ES
Phone:
07713752901
Email:
enquiries@felixfund.co.uk
Website:

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