FRIENDS OF THE BEACON

Charity number: 1024925
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Friends of the Beacon is the charitable body supporting the non NHS activities of the Beacon Centre in Guildford (part of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care) a Palliative Day Care facility for persons suffering from cancer or other life changing/threatening illlness serving patients within the area covered by the Surrey PCT

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £62,787
Total expenditure: £264,368

People

5 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 August 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE GUILDFORD HOSPICE APPEAL (Previous name)
Company number:
02810326 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne Vivien Whelan Chair 02 August 2022
None on record
Mark Beale Trustee 13 December 2024
None on record
Sarah Persephone Sutherland Church Trustee 02 August 2022
CONTACT A FAMILY
Received: On time
ANDREW MICHAEL JACKSON Trustee
ROTARY IN GUILDFORD CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Received: On time
ROTARY CLUB OF GUILDFORD EYE PROJECT
Received: On time
TONY BENNEWITH Trustee
GODALMING BAPTIST CHURCH
Received: 5 days late
RODBOROUGH SCHOOL TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE BEAR TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £23.28k £66.60k £6.96k £28.83k £62.79k
Total expenditure £25.17k £27.92k £2.32k £33.45k £264.37k
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 2024 08 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19TH APRIL 1993 AND 4TH JULY 1997. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/02/2016

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS OR FROM ANY DISABILITY OR DISEASE, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY CARE CENTRE AND RESIDENTIAL HOME AND OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ATTENTION IN THE SOUTH WEST SURREY HEALTH AUTHORITY AREA.

Area of benefit

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

SOUTH WEST SURREY HEALTH AUTHORITY AREA

Contact information

Address:
Phyllis Tuckwell Memorial Hospice
Waverley Lane
FARNHAM
Surrey
GU9 8BL
Phone:
01252729436
Email:
mark.beale@pth.org.uk
Website:

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