THE BANANA TRUST

Charity number: 1188002
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Banana Trust is a provides day trips for children with additional needs. The Trust provides trips for children with disabilities and special needs aged 5-18. The trust runs up to 12 day trips in the London area throughout the year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £15,062
Total expenditure: £6,200

People

3 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 2020: 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joseph Reeds Chair 11 August 2019
None on record
Rebecca Cheney Trustee 11 August 2019
None on record
Lesley Reeds Trustee 11 August 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £540 £2.75k £7.43k £15.06k
Total expenditure £2.09k £3.09k £4.93k £6.20k
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 30 June 2024 05 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 05 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 30 May 2024 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 30 May 2024 30 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 26 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 26 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 13 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 13 December 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 17 Feb 2020

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF NEED OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 WHO ARE DISABLED OR WHO HAVE ADDITIONAL NEEDS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Contact information

Address:
35 BECKSIDE
SCOPWICK
LINCOLN
LN4 3NX
Phone:
07807832776
Email:
organiser@bananatrust.org
Website:

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