COUNTRY DAYS LIMITED

Charity Number: 1181833
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

outdoor educational courses

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £30,120
Total expenditure: £42,065

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 January 2019: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • COUNTRY DAYS LTIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
11433398 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Countess HELEN ORSSICH Chair 18 June 2018
None on record
Francis Joseph McMahon Trustee 14 March 2019
None on record
Claire Frances Innes Trustee 11 February 2019
None on record
Margaret Campbell Trustee 15 January 2019
None on record
Helen Teresa Watkinson Trustee 15 January 2019
None on record
CAROLINE DIANE WATERFALL Trustee 12 January 2019
None on record
DR ESME VICTORIA ANN PICKERNELL WATKINSON Trustee 18 June 2018
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 £25.68k £39.29k £54.84k £56.83k £30.12k
Total expenditure £21.06k £11.57k £36.81k £49.82k £42.07k
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 15 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 10 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 December 2020 45 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 December 2020 45 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 JUN 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15 JAN 2019

Charitable objects

•TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 11 LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF BEDFORD BY PROVIDING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING AGED 7 - 11 LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
PO Box 1591
BEDFORD
MK42 5DT
Phone:
07599336532
Email:
info@countrydays.net
Website:

countrydays.net