THE 5BEL CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Number: 1184057
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the CIO are to advance education and learning and to promote public benefit through the preservation, restoration, maintenance and exhibition of British electric trains and other vehicles including, in particular, the Brighton Belle, establishing a museum for the safekeeping and exhibition of them and the provision of information and education of British electric trains.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £9,485
Total expenditure: £97,437

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 June 2019: CIO registration
  • 24 May 2022: Funds received from 1133545 THE 5BEL CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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
IAN ARTHUR BROWN CBE Chair 13 August 2019
THE HERITAGE ELECTRIC TRAINS TRUST
Received: On time
Reginald Arthur Murray Davies Trustee 22 April 2024
STATIONERS' COMPANY'S SCHOOL LODGE NO 7460 MASONIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
DOUGLAS STUART LINDSAY Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
Dr Stephen Edward Murfitt Trustee 18 October 2019
Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery Limited
Received: On time
MICHAEL CLIFFORD HART Trustee 18 October 2019
ELSECAR HERITAGE RAILWAY LTD
Received: On time
ROTHER VALLEY RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
STUART ANDREW WILKINSON Trustee 18 October 2019
National Transport Trust
Received: On time
Rev Stephen Richard Baxter Trustee 13 August 2019
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 £0 £11.20m £399.55k £11.26k £9.49k
Total expenditure £0 £86.30k £91.18k £102.74k £97.44k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £318.70k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £4 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £10.88m N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £70.92k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £5.60k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £65.32k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £15.39k 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 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 24 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 October 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 24 Jun 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION OF AND EXHIBITION OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAINS AND OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR, THE BRIGHTON BELLE, ESTABLISHING A MUSEUM FOR THE SAFE-KEEPING AND EXHIBITION OF THEM AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAINS AND OTHER VEHICLES.

Contact information

Address:
52-55 TRAFALGAR STREET
BRIGHTON
BN1 4EB
Phone:
07841578423
Email:
admin@brightonbelle.com
Website:

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