THE 2 MINUTE FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1185614
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment. To advance the education of the public by providing all information, advice and raising awareness on issues surrounding waste generation, waste management and waste recycling (and the positive effect these acts have on their own wellbeing) primarily across the U.K and Ireland with global aspirations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £264,607
Total expenditure: £290,845

Total income includes £4,012 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 October 2019: 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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rebecca Parnell Trustee 20 February 2025
None on record
Leonardo Magnani Trustee 20 February 2025
None on record
Karen Marcia Wilson Trustee 02 November 2021
THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD
Received: On time
Stuart Spooner Trustee 02 November 2021
BUDE CANAL AND HARBOUR SOCIETY
Received: On time
Melvyn John Garrett Trustee 23 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £205.64k £213.07k £291.18k £200.37k £264.61k
Total expenditure £109.48k £211.57k £276.38k £278.89k £290.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £23.34k £6.02k N/A N/A £4.01k

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 2024 25 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 25 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 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 04 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RAISING AWARENESS (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RAISING AWARENESS (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RAISING AWARENESS (4) SUCH FURTHER OBJECTS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Contact information

Address:
Office 4
The Workshop
Belle Vue Lane
Bude
EX23 8BR
Phone:
07903259355
Email:
info@2minute.org
Website:

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