THE THOMAS GIFFORD TRUST

Charity number: 1155669
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust owns and operates the Charlbury Community Centre, which includes a large sports hall, a cafe and a multi-purpose space, and provides facilities for a public library operated by Oxfordshire County Council. The Trust also maintains The Playing Close for the benefit of the residents of Charlbury.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £244,879
Total expenditure: £184,017

People

12 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 February 2014: CIO registration
  • 11 January 2016: Funds received from 264536 THOMAS GIFFORD'S CHARITY
  • 21 January 2016: Funds received from 800801 THE CHARLBURY MOTOR FIRE BRIGADE FUND
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTOPHER DAVID CHARLES POTTS Chair 15 January 2014
CHARLBURY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
Received: On time
Kim Harrison Trustee 09 July 2025
None on record
James Thomas Holah Trustee 12 March 2025
None on record
Arthur Leonard Richard Sinclair Trustee 10 January 2025
None on record
Anna Boardwell Trustee 26 June 2024
None on record
Arne Kuehl Trustee 29 March 2023
None on record
Catherine Darya Ball Trustee 11 January 2023
None on record
Ashley Beighton Trustee 11 November 2021
None on record
Matthew Roy Alexander Scott Trustee 21 May 2021
CHARLBURY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
Received: On time
Stuart Robin Scott Duff Trustee 14 October 2020
None on record
Steven Brannan Fairhurst Jones Trustee 09 January 2020
None on record
Edward James Wigzell Trustee 13 February 2019
None on record

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 £219.55k £168.35k £201.17k £212.16k £244.88k
Total expenditure £233.48k £118.07k £143.24k £179.43k £184.02k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £13.40k £97.03k £10.85k £9.55k 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 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 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 - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 06 FEB 2014 AMENDED ON 13 JUL 2016 as amended on 02 Jul 2019

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A RECREATION GROUND (THE PLAYING CLOSE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF CHARLBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
Charlbury Community Centre
Spendlove Centre
Enstone Road
Charlbury
Oxfordshire
OX7 3PQ
Phone:
01608 811 878
Email:
info@charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk
Website:

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