FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES

Charity number: 1156763
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We aim to promote, support and increase awareness of the 260,000 British Citizens that live in the sixteen British Overseas Territories. We want to celebrate the culture, bio-diversity, and history of the territories and support students from the territories studying in the UK as well as holding successful networking/social events to discuss the challenges facing the Overseas Territories.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £41,527
Total expenditure: £38,644

People

4 Trustee(s)

22 Volunteer(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:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 April 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Albert Andrew Poggio GMH OBE Chair 01 January 2019
THE FRIENDS OF GIBRALTAR HERITAGE SOCIETY
Received: On time
Philip Richard Smith Trustee 12 March 2025
THE RAILWAY MISSION
Received: On time
Harjinder Jutle Trustee 12 March 2025
None on record
Simon Mark Joseph Leary Trustee 17 February 2015
DON HANSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: 5 days late
Solidarity with Arts and Nature
Received: On time
AID4VENEZUELA
Received: On time
AID4ZIMBABWE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £27.48k £16.60k £41.16k £55.25k £41.53k
Total expenditure £29.53k £14.68k £40.90k £53.76k £38.64k
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 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 February 2023 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 February 2023 7 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 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.

CIO - Association Registered 22 Apr 2014 as amended on 08 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF STUDENTS FROM THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES WHO ARE STUDYING IN THE UK. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES. 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25 BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL VISITS TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES 4. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Contact information

Address:
FOTBOT
PO Box 2635
ILFORD
United Kingdom
IG1 8UA
Phone:
07929 624111
Email:
enquiries@fotbot.org
Website:

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