BARR BEACON TRUST

Charity number: 522665
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, acting as the Barr Beacon Trust, maintains a piece of land known as "Barr Beacon" for the purposes of public open space and recreation primarily for the benefit of the local community. The Council, as Trustee, is also responsible for maintaining and keeping in repair, the War Memorial erected on the site.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £12,501
Total expenditure: £60

People

10 Trustee(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:
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Walsall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 February 1972: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Councillor Suky Samra Chair 01 August 2018
None on record
COUNCILLOR GARY FLINT Trustee 11 March 2024
None on record
Sarah Jane Cooper Cllr Trustee 08 May 2023
None on record
Bobby Bains Cllr Trustee 09 May 2022
None on record
Councillor Keir Pedley Trustee 11 May 2021
None on record
Councillor Pardeep Kaur Trustee 31 July 2019
None on record
COUNCILLOR TIMOTHY WILSON Trustee 10 May 2015
None on record
COUNCILLOR CHRIS TOWE Trustee 26 February 2007
None on record
COUNCILLOR MIKE BIRD Trustee 23 February 2007
WALSALL WOOD (FORMER ALLOTMENT) CHARITY
Received: On time
COUNCILLOR ADRIAN JOHN AUSTIN ANDREW Trustee 23 February 2007
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £11.78k £12.02k £12.26k £12.26k £12.50k
Total expenditure £1.08k £834 £10.91k £60 £60
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 March 2025 29 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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.

SCHEME OF 14 FEBRUARY 1972

Charitable objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION GROUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE URBAN DISTRICT OF ALDRIDGE-BROWNHILLS AND THE COUNTIES OF STAFFORD AND WARWICK AND SUBJECT THERETO OF ANY OTHER PERSONS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR SUCH OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION HAVING THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. (FOR FUTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF SCHEME).

Area of benefit

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

STAFFORD AND WARWICK

Contact information

Address:
WALSALL MBC
COUNCIL HOUSE
LICHFIELD STREET
WALSALL
WS1 1TW
Phone:
01922654522
Email:
helen.owen@walsall.gov.uk
Website:

No information available