THE FRIENDS OF ASTON'S EYOT

Charity number: 1185744
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting wildlife and public access to Aston's Eyot, a former rubbish tip turned nature reserve in East Oxford, through increasing biodiviersity (habitat management) and path maintenance. Also involving local residents in wildlife events - dawn chorus and plant identification walks, moth trapping, bat detecting and volunteer work parties involving planting, scything, litter picking etc.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 26 September 2023

Total income: £16,040
Total expenditure: £7,129

People

7 Trustee(s)

140 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 October 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Anthony Stephen Cheke Chair 24 November 2022
None on record
Laurence White Burrell Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Dr Ruth Elizabeth Ashcroft Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Ashok Stally-Chudasama Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Susanna Jakobsson Thomas Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Charlotte Ellis Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Thelma Lynne Martin Trustee 24 November 2022
OXFORD CIVIC SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 26/09/2020 26/09/2021 26/09/2022 26/09/2023
Total gross income £2.15k £3.27k £7.75k £16.04k
Total expenditure £1.61k £1.40k £7.33k £7.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 26 September 2023 25 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 26 September 2023 25 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 26 September 2022 10 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 26 September 2022 18 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 26 September 2021 18 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 26 September 2021 18 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 26 September 2020 09 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 26 September 2020 09 April 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 - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY, OF ASTON'S EYOT, THE AREA OF OXFORD BOUNDED BY THE RIVERS THAMES AND CHERWELL AND THE SHIRELAKE DITCH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) CARRYING OUT WORK TO PROTECT, CARE FOR AND MANAGE OR ASSIST IN MANAGING THE SITE AS A HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND AS A WILD AREA. B) SURVEYING AND RECORDING SPECIES OF FAUNA AND FLORA PRESENT, DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. C) INVOLVING THE WIDER PUBLIC IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORKING PARTIES, WILDLIFE EVENTS, PATH MAINTENANCE AND OTHER EVENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECTS OR OTHER EVENTS ACCEPTABLE TO THE LANDOWNERS WITH THEIR PERMISSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECTS. 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OXFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
139 HURST STREET
OXFORD
OX4 1HE
Phone:
01865248344
Email:
info@friendsofastonseyot.org
Website:

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