THE DOUGLAS BOMFORD TRUST

Charity Number: 1121785
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Supporting the application of engineering to agriculture and related areas through research and education

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £168,562
Total expenditure: £153,513

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:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 December 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06355202 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Julia Lucas Trustee 21 November 2023
FRIENDS OF ST JAMES' ALVESTON
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALVESTON
Received: On time
Prof Richmal Jane Timms Trustee 21 November 2023
None on record
Rebecca Louise Geraghty Trustee 11 November 2021
None on record
Professor Simon Pearson Trustee 11 November 2021
THE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Received: On time
THE POOR'S ESTATE
Received: On time
John Baines Trustee 03 November 2020
None on record
Clive Thomas Blacker Trustee 20 November 2019
None on record
Nicholas Wyvil August Trustee 10 November 2015
None on record
Dr MARK Moore Trustee 04 December 2013
None on record
JONATHAN BOMFORD 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 £168.08k £169.46k £148.11k £336.73k £168.56k
Total expenditure £163.99k £156.52k £112.11k £149.15k £153.51k
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 29 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 24 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 24 November 2020 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 29 AUGUST 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 8 NOVEMBER 2007.

Charitable objects

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE AND LAND MANAGEMENT; AND B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ALL MATTERS AND PROCESSES RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE AND LAND MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC WORK BEARING ON THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF PROCESSES, MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
The Bullock Building
University Way
Cranfield
MK43 0GH
Phone:
01234 750876
Email:
enquiries@dbt.org.uk
Website:

www.dbt.org.uk Open in new window