THE HELPFUL BUREAU

Charity number: 1085498
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To help people live independently at home by providing a range of practical services, advice, information, signposting and social activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £272,847
Total expenditure: £272,011

Total income includes £41,150 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

62 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Derbyshire
  • Nottinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 March 2001: Standard registration
  • 31 August 2021: Funds received from 1122039 VOLUNTARY ACTION BROXTOWE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • STAPLEFORD BUREAU (Working name)
  • STAPLEFORD VOLUNTEER BUREAU (Previous name)
Company number:
04155890 Open in new window
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Jeremiah Trustee 18 November 2024
None on record
Steph Reston Trustee 11 March 2024
None on record
Susan Paterson Trustee 23 May 2023
None on record
Margaret Bowen Trustee 08 December 2020
None on record
JOHN FOX Trustee
None on record

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 £138.54k £219.87k £148.25k £197.89k £272.85k
Total expenditure £134.18k £151.19k £168.88k £215.79k £272.01k
Income from government contracts N/A £3.35k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £56.38k £73.95k £59.98k £46.49k £41.15k

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 09 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 February 2022 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 04 February 2022 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 FEBRUARY 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 01 NOVEMBER 2004 AND 22 SEPTEMBER 2006. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 JANUARY 2009.

Charitable objects

TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONGST THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED THEREOF IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT")

Area of benefit

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

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Contact information

Address:
The Helpful Bureau
145-147 Derby Road
Stapleford
NOTTINGHAM
NG9 7AS
Phone:
01159491175
Email:
manager@thehelpfulbureau.org.uk
Website:

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