THE JOHN RAE TRUST

Charity number: 1179803
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The trust supports ecological research and education at Buffelskloof Herbarium in Mpumalanga, South Africa (www.bknr.co.za). Situated in a pristine reserve of high forest and mountain grassland this offers a superb environment to study several rare, and increasingly endangered, richly diverse African ecosystems

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £2,384
Total expenditure: £8,394

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 September 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr ANDREW RAE MA PHD Chair 17 July 2017
None on record
GEOFFREY HERBERT READ Trustee 18 July 2017
None on record
Dr Nicholas David Maurice Trustee 18 July 2017
None on record
JACK ALEXANDER PATRICK LACEY BA Trustee 17 July 2017
None on record
Professor ROBERT MALCOLM SIMMONS Trustee 17 July 2017
None on record
PATRICIA MARY RAE MA Trustee 17 July 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £8.61k £7.56k £57.86k £46.53k £2.38k
Total expenditure £7.88k £6.62k £10.67k £21.79k £8.39k
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 December 2023 29 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 August 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not required
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 03 SEP 2018 as amended on 04 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANT SCIENCE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ECOSYSTEMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FUNDING SUPPORT TO THE BUFFELSKLOOF RESEARCH CENTRE IN ITS RESEARCH WORK AND TO ENABLE STUDENTS OF CONSERVATION AND PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES TO CARRY OUT ACADEMIC RESEARCH THERE

Contact information

Address:
WALBROOK HOUSE
WILCOT
PEWSEY
SN9 5NS
Phone:
07502301436
Email:
No information available
Website:

JRTrust.org