THE BRANCH TRUST, CHIPPING NORTON (CIO)

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
to reach the most vulnerable in the community journeying with them to unlock their potential partnering with Statutory & voluntary sector to provide the most coherent and effective service
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£1,251,159
Donations and legacies | £1.17m | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £39.82k | |
Investments | £46.13k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£184,204
Raising funds | £6.39k | |
Charitable activities | £109.43k | |
Other | £68.39k |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £46,850 from 3 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £74.78k | |
Charitable expenditure | £109.43k | |
Retained for future use | £1.07m |
People

8 Employee(s)
6 Trustee(s)
60 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Oxfordshire
Governance
- 27 August 2020: CIO registration
- THE BRANCH (Working name)
- 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
- 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
- Volunteer management
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
6 Trustee(s)
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Bleddyn William Vaughan Rees | Chair | 22 August 2020 |
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James Shand | Trustee | 08 September 2020 |
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Rebecca Wright | Trustee | 08 September 2020 |
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Timothy Richard Martin Woolcock | Trustee | 22 August 2020 |
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Juliet Cordelia Loudon | Trustee | 22 August 2020 |
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Graham Alan Povey | Trustee | 22 August 2020 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.97m | £1.99m | £1.25m | |
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Total expenditure | £165.80k | £88.10k | £184.20k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £2.00k | £5.10k | £46.85k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £1.97m | £1.98m | £1.17m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £5.00k | £39.82k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £0 | £3.90k | £46.13k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £50.00k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £129.42k | £46.73k | £109.43k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £36.38k | £8.98k | £6.39k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £3.50k | £3.75k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £32.39k | £68.39k |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £773.47k | £1.22m | £3.43m | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £1.06m | £2.58m | £1.45m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £31.45k | £91.21k | £110.78k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 17 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 17 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 06 October 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 06 October 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 25 October 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 25 October 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Aug 2020
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH: 3.1.1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, UNEMPLOYMENT, BEREAVEMENT OR BREAKDOWN IN RELATIONSHIPS; 3.1.2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN CHIPPING NORTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; 3.1.3. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CHIPPING NORTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 3.1.4. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); 3.1.5. SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE CHARITY TRUSTEES.
Contact information
- Address:
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The Branch
16 Market Place
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5NA
- Phone:
- 01608642688
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