RIBBLE VALLEY GATEWAY TRUST

Charity number: 1167261
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Ribble Valley Foodbank - providing food and toiletries to residents coping with financial emergencies. Gateway Trust Counselling - for residents with psychological/emotional needs which impede social and economic participation. Ribble Valley Art for All - art classes for people with special needs. Love Clitheroe is a group involving local churches working to promote christianity and charity

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £118,919
Total expenditure: £136,895

People

5 Trustee(s)

110 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 May 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • RVGT (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PATRICIA DIANE STEER FCII Chair 05 April 2022
ROYAL ENGINEERS MEMORIAL CHAPEL
Received: On time
Peter Brierley Trustee 18 February 2026
ST LEONARDS LANGHO SCOUT GROUP
Received: On time
Rev Samuel Cheesman FCII Trustee 17 February 2026
None on record
Dr Nicholas Charles Shelley Trustee 27 February 2023
None on record
Alan John Edward Meyer Trustee 01 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £133.76k £93.57k £130.07k £86.18k £118.92k
Total expenditure £34.90k £59.72k £63.93k £111.12k £136.90k
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 2025 14 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 14 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 August 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 23 May 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA CURRENTLY ADMINISTERED BY THE RIBBLE VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL:- TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD PARCELS, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT; TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND ADVICE TO HOMELESS PERSONS OF 16-24; TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND PRACTICE INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE COLLECTIVE AND PERSONAL TRAINING, OUTREACH SERVICES AND ECUMENICAL WORSHIP AND MISSION. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Nazareth Room
St. James Church
St James Street
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 1HH
Phone:
07454022950
Email:
secretary@rvgt.org.uk
Website:

contact@rvgt.org.uk