THE RINGTONS "TEA GROWING COMMUNITY" CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1152164
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The prevention and relief of poverty and financial hardship of smallholder farmers and workers in the tea industry by providing: grants, and loans; goods and services; buildings, accommodation, shelter, infrastructure and facilities; projects designed to improve agriculture, community capacity and working conditions; and such other charitable means as the Trustees may decide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £40,617
Total expenditure: £14,300

People

3 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 May 2013: 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:
  • Investment
  • Risk 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
Charlotte Jessica Skeates Trustee 13 April 2022
None on record
DANTON IVAN VORSTER Trustee 01 May 2013
None on record
COLIN JOHN SMITH Trustee 01 May 2013
RINGTONS ENVIRONMENT FUND
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £28.20k £26.44k £25.92k £36.65k £40.62k
Total expenditure £16.62k £38.46k £22.08k £53.37k £14.30k
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 05 April 2024 22 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 22 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 23 May 2024 108 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 22 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 20 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 20 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 17 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 21 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 16 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 30 APR 2013

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST AND SHALL APPLY THE INCOME ONLY FOR THE OBJECTS. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND WORKERS IN THE TEA INDUSTRY LIVING IN EAST AFRICA OR OTHER REGIONS WHERE TEA IS CULTIVATED OR USED IN PRODUCTION): 3.1 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY: 3.1.1 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, LOANS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; 3.1.2 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES; 3.1.3 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF BUILDINGS, ACCOMMODATION, SHELTER, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES; 3.1.4 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PROJECTS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND WORKING CONDITIONS; AND 3.1.5 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. 3.2 THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Contact information

Address:
RINGTONS LTD
10-22 ALGERNON ROAD
HEATON
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE6 2YN
Phone:
01912097030
Email:
tgctrust@ringtons.co.uk
Website:

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