RADIO BATH CIO

Charity number: 1193978
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a volunteer local radio station, providing information and local news to the community, opportunities for charities and other organisations to raise awareness and training for young people in particular to develop confidence, interpersonal and communication skills and gain work/voluntary experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £93,731
Total expenditure: £70,257

People

5 Trustee(s)

40 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:
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 March 2021: 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
  • 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
  • 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Claire Gates Chair 29 May 2025
None on record
Elizabeth Robinson Trustee 28 January 2026
None on record
David William Hobdey Trustee 19 November 2024
SELWOOD HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED
Received: On time
Susanna Jones Trustee 19 November 2024
None on record
Colin Blackburn Trustee 20 July 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £58.06k £49.38k £89.89k £93.73k
Total expenditure £57.55k £49.01k £82.31k £70.26k
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 31 December 2024 30 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 30 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 October 2024 342 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 07 October 2024 342 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 February 2024 484 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 February 2024 484 days late 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 31 Mar 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BATH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY RADIO SERVICE AS A RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH A FACILITY BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; 2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF (A) RADIO BROADCASTS ON SUCH TOPICS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DEEM FIT AND (B) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN RADIO BROADCASTING AND MEDIA SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND WORK; 3) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEN AND WOMEN ON HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED MATTERS; AND 4) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
RIVER TREE HOUSE
LOWER BRISTOL ROAD
BATH
BA2 9ES
Phone:
03003021215
Email:
office@radiobath.com
Website:

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