FRANK BRANSTON CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1162156
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide public benefit by providing grants to organisations operating within the county of Bedfordshire which help provide: a) the advancement of health and saving of lives; b) the promotion and support of arts, culture & heritage; c) alleviation of poverty and d) facilitation of access to education and training. Funding must exclusively benefit Bedfordshire residents.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £80,716
Total expenditure: £166,694

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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 June 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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
MRS M BRANSTON Chair 14 July 2015
None on record
MS A BRANSTON Trustee 14 July 2015
None on record
MS N BRANSTON Trustee 14 July 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £83.31k £100.13k £108.88k £136.84k £80.72k
Total expenditure £53.35k £48.19k £56.05k £110.27k £166.69k
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 2025 26 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 26 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 07 March 2025 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 07 March 2025 30 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 19 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 19 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 06 February 2023 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 06 February 2023 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 26 January 2022 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 12 Jun 2015

Charitable objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
Beds & Luton Community Foundation
Wrest Park
130 Enterprise
Silsoe
Bedfordshire
Phone:
01525 306 690
Email:
contact@fbct.org.uk
Website:

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