THE COLCHESTER AND TENDRING COMMUNITY TRUST

Charity number: 803193
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Charity making small grants and providing other assistance to voluntary and community organisations operating in Colchester and Tendring.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £59,719
Total expenditure: £88,930

Total income includes £1,512 from 1 government contract(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 April 1990: Standard registration
  • 15 July 2018: Funds received from 1097865 COLCHESTER CARERS CENTRE
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • GRASSROOTS (Working name)
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Brenda Ellis Trustee 17 November 2020
TENDRING COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICES
Received: On time
James Highton Challinor Trustee 24 September 2019
None on record
Robert Arthur Needham Trustee 22 November 2018
None on record
Edward Anthony Bloomfield Trustee 22 November 2016
LADY D'ARCY WITH FYNCHES AND BERRYFIELD COTTAGES ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
David Harris Trustee 17 May 2016
None on record
David Paul McLeod Trustee 06 November 2015
None on record
COLIN NELSON BENNETT Trustee 11 August 2015
BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES
Received: 10 days late
COLIN BENNETT CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS
Received: On time
Age Well East Ltd
Received: On time
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION
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 £31.67k £20.55k £36.38k £64.06k £59.72k
Total expenditure £46.98k £34.89k £22.39k £37.88k £88.93k
Income from government contracts £685 N/A N/A N/A £1.51k
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 02 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 August 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 29TH NOVEMBER 1989 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 9TH MARCH 1990 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 22 JUNE 2004

Charitable objects

A. THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS. B. OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE COMBINED AREA OF THE COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL AND AREAS ADJACENT.

Area of benefit

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

SEE OBJECTS

Contact information

Address:
17 JAMES CARTER ROAD
COLCHESTER
CO3 9XA
Phone:
07572760849
Email:
grassrootscharity@outlook.com
Website:

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