DESFORD HERITAGE

Charity number: 1209203
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Desford Heritage provides many opportunities to the residents of Desford and the surrounding area to celebrate the history of the village. This is done by delivering events, offering guided heritage walks and talks, putting on displays and workshops, maintaining and developing the Desford Heritage Trail, supporting individuals researching their family history and preserving the village archive.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2025

Total income: £26,853
Total expenditure: £1,917

Total income includes £19,110 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to 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 Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 July 2024: 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Katherine Helen Twitchin Chair 19 July 2024
None on record
JENNIFER HOLLIER Trustee 19 July 2024
None on record
Sarah Ann Brack Trustee 19 July 2024
None on record
PATRICIA CRANE Trustee 19 July 2024
DESFORD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES
Received: On time
DESFORD VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
DESFORD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES (APPRENTICING AND EDUCATIONAL)
Received: On time
RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL (LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND)
Received: On time
DESFORD LIBRARY COMMUNITY HUB
Received: On time
DESFORD IN BLOOM
Received: On time
Roberta Ann Treadwell Trustee 19 July 2024
DESFORD IN BLOOM
Received: On time
Catherine Anne Hutton Trustee 19 July 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2025
Total gross income £26.85k
Total expenditure £1.92k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants £19.11k

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 January 2025 08 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2025 08 November 2025 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 19 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF DESFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY HOLDING EDUCATIONAL AND COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS, OFFERING GUIDED HERITAGE WALKS AND TALKS, PUTTING ON DISPLAYS AND WORKSHOPS, AND MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING THE DESFORD HERITAGE TRAIL.

Contact information

Address:
Desford Library
Main Street
Desford
Leicester
LE9 9JP
Phone:
01455828438
Email:
desfordheritage@gmail.com
Website:

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