BIG TENT FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1195014
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bringing together political thinkers and entrepreneurial and cultural thought leaders and the public to discuss and debate public policy ideas in environments that are conducive to open minded, collaborative and civil dialogue, such as public festivals, summits and citizens assemblies;

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £227,707
Total expenditure: £216,893

People

9 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 2021: Standard registration
  • 09 March 2023: Funds received from 1167393 RADIX GROUP LIMITED
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Holland Chair 30 June 2021
None on record
Steffan Aquarone MP Trustee 25 February 2025
None on record
Vasiliki Vicky Pryce Trustee 25 February 2025
None on record
Lord Andrew Lansley Trustee 06 September 2021
None on record
Nick Silver Trustee 06 September 2021
None on record
GUY DE SELLIERS Trustee 06 September 2021
None on record
Joe Zammit-Luca Trustee 06 September 2021
None on record
Magdelena Polan Trustee 17 August 2021
None on record
Dr Paul Goldsmith Trustee 30 June 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £226.18k £227.71k
Total expenditure £183.36k £216.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 September 2023 11 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 11 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 28 June 2023 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 OCT 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 JUN 2021

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN A NON-PARTISAN MANNER IN ISSUES OF PUBLIC POLICY [INCLUDING HEALTH, WELLBEING, ECONOMY, COMMUNITY AND HOUSING, EDUCATION, DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND REPRESENTATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT, AND UK’S RESPONSIBILITY IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT], IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: I. BRINGING TOGETHER POLITICAL THINKERS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL AND CULTURAL THOUGHT LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE PUBLIC POLICY IDEAS IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO OPEN MINDED, COLLABORATIVE AND CIVIL DIALOGUE, SUCH AS PUBLIC FESTIVALS, SUMMITS AND CITIZENS ASSEMBLIES; AND II. PROMOTING STUDY AND RESEARCH IN ISSUES OF PUBLIC POLICY, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Contact information

Address:
14 SANDRINGHAM STREET
YORK
YO10 4BA
Phone:
07469159134
Email:
ben@bigtent.org.uk
Website:

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