THE STOWMARKET RELIEF TRUST

Charity Number: 802572
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Relieving poverty for the needy residents of Stowmarket and its adjoining parishes of Stowupland, Old Newton and Dagworth, Haughley, Onehouse, Great Finborough, Combs, Badley and Creeting St Peter.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £89,748
Total expenditure: £47,551

Total income includes £30,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 May 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
David George Palk Chair 11 October 2018
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Susan Elizabeth Goodchild Trustee 10 October 2024
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Charlotte Whyte Trustee 27 April 2022
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST MARY, STOWMARKET
Received: On time
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Vanessa Louise Taylor-Hart Trustee 22 July 2021
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Hilary Joan Slater Trustee 09 January 2020
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
David George Blackburn Trustee 11 October 2018
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
DAVID NICHOLSON Trustee 11 October 2017
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
MARION GRAY Trustee 05 August 2016
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE STOWMARKET CHURCH CHARITY
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST MARY, STOWMARKET
Received: On time
KEITH EDWARD SCARFF Trustee
THE STOWMARKET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £80.55k £76.35k £96.46k £85.04k £89.75k
Total expenditure £54.02k £75.12k £88.99k £85.24k £47.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.75k N/A £10.00k £18.00k £30.00k

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 2024 09 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 09 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 05 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 05 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 22 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 22 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 14 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 14 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 24 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 24 February 2021 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.

SCHEME DATED 16 MAY 1986 AS AMENDED ON 23 JAN 2025

Charitable objects

RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE TOWN OF STOWMARKET OR THE PARISH OF OLD NEWTON WITH DAGWORTH WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS

Area of benefit

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

RESIDENT IN THE TOWN OF STOWMARKET AND RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES ADJOINING THE SAID TOWN AND IN THE PARISH OF OLD NEWTON AND DAGWORTH.

Contact information

Address:
c/o Stowmarket Town Council
5 Milton House
Milton Road South
STOWMARKET
Suffolk
IP14 1EZ
Phone:
07838 196655
Email:
clerk.relieftrust@gmail.com
Website:

No information available