THE STARFISH TRUST

Charity number: 800203
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

It is the trustees' policy to give priority to appeals from charitable organisations based within a radius of 25 miles of the centre of Bristol in the following spheres: - Assistance to the disabled, with the priority being disabled children; - Assistance to those suffering from illness or disease; and - Medical research and welfare in the above areas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £46,146
Total expenditure: £43,380

People

4 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 October 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE CHARLES AND MARY DOBSON CHARITABLE TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE SPANDEX FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHARLES DOBSON Chair
None on record
Suzanne DOBSON Trustee 10 March 2020
None on record
Julian Charles Dobson Trustee 16 July 2013
None on record
MARY DOBSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £12.50k £24.10k £40.17k £18.07k £46.15k
Total expenditure £7.00k £13.00k £49.61k £23.08k £43.38k
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 05 April 2025 03 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 03 February 2026 On time
Annual return 05 April 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2023 05 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 05 February 2024 On time
Annual return 05 April 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not required
Annual return 05 April 2021 22 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1988

Charitable objects

FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR PURPOSE OR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
3 GLOUCESTER ROAD
ALMONDSBURY
BRISTOL
BS32 4BJ
Phone:
07769668844
Email:
charlie@gainwell.co.uk
Website:

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