GLOUCESTER CULTURE TRUST

Charity number: 1177489
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GCT aims to put culture at the heart of Gloucester for the good of all. We work in partnership locally, regionally and nationally to create, test and deliver projects which will make Gloucester a city full of art and heritage. We want our city to be known for its distinctive culture: innovative and excellent, quirky and edgy, diverse and community-based with a strong focus on young people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £231,520
Total expenditure: £234,111

Total income includes £6,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

1 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 March 2018: 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 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Luke Lutman Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Caroline Catherine Courtney Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Mark Powell Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Nikolas Venios Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Cherrelle Ford Trustee 02 July 2024
None on record
Clair Elizabeth Greenway Trustee 16 March 2023
None on record
Hannah Mary Brady Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Amy Belson-Read Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Jessica Gibbs Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Jennifer Heidi Taylor Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Esther Laura Croft Trustee 07 December 2022
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 £329.94k £493.47k £450.37k £114.78k £231.52k
Total expenditure £273.28k £391.22k £402.40k £214.19k £234.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £37.07k £63.75k £20.00k £6.00k

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 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 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 09 Mar 2018 as amended on 14 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

The following objects shall be carried out for the public benefit In the City of Gloucester and the surrounding area: 1) To promote, improve and advance public appreciation of the arts, culture and heritage, in particular but not exclusively by: a) Encouraging public participation in the arts, culture and creative practice through the provision of facilities and the facilitation and management of workshops and creative projects, and by the presentation of concerts, performances, exhibitions, festivals and events demonstrating work of artistic merit. b) Supporting charities, arts, heritage and creative organisations and not for profit bodies and individuals engaged in the provision of artistic, creative, and cultural activities and events. 2) To advance education in the arts, culture, art and cultural history and heritage of the City of Gloucester, and in the skills and competencies necessary to develop successful creative public benefit enterprises by the provision of training, lectures, talks, workshops, arts and heritage projects, performances and exhibitions and by publishing and distributing publications. 3) To relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by assisting unestablished creative practitioners to become self-supporting through their work. 4) To further or benefit the residents of the City of Gloucester and the surrounding area, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation or race, or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said residents and local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. 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:
Jolt
First Floor King's House
27 St. Aldate Street
King's Square
GLOUCESTER
GL1 1RP
Phone:
07912999062
Email:
phil@gloucesterculture.org.uk
Website:

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