THE MASON FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1150662
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our mission is to support/connect and empower communities most at need, supporting them to come together by providing simple solutions to tackle inequality. The Community Mile is a programme that engages those least active, into community led physical activities. Propel is a programme to support young people who are neurodivergent and/or with additional learning needs into meaningful employment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £300,364
Total expenditure: £292,704

Total income includes £24,300 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

265 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
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
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 February 2013: Standard registration
  • 09 June 2015: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 15 July 2015: Re-registered
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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
  • 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
STEPHEN PETER MASON Chair 31 January 2013
None on record
Keith Graham Downing Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record
Martin John Ebdell Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record
Jackie Anne Sumner Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record
Sophie Mason Trustee 30 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £125.00k £418.52k £191.80k £287.33k £300.36k
Total expenditure £107.72k £312.01k £309.56k £234.98k £292.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £95.00k £308.54k £115.00k £43.57k £24.30k

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 2023 23 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 03 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 11 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 11 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 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 16 NOV 2012 as amended on 22 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

TO APPLY AS APPROPRIATE THE INCOME AND THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CHARITABLE TRUST AT ANY TIME OR FROM TIME TO TIME GENERALLY FOR SUCH PURPOSES OR OBJECTS WHICH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE RECOGNISED AS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY THINK FIT

Contact information

Address:
7 Lansdowne Road
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN1 2NG
Phone:
03003031030
Email:
info@masonfoundation.co.uk
Website:

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