HELP FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 2 March 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £13,792
Latest expenditure: £7,518
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, SESSIONS HOUSE, COUNTY ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1XQ

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Help Fund provides support and financial assistance by way of grant and/or loan to all staff currently employed by Kent County Council when they find themselves in financial difficulties, also retired employees of Kent County Council and former employees of Kent County Council who are unemployed.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,792
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,518

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,342

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,720

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,307

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,453
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,078

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,792
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,518
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,342
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,720
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,307
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,453
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,078
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HELP FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-03-02T00:00:00

Charity Name: HELP FUND
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer out
Date Of Event: 2015-04-29T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5046313
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1157386
Assoc Charity Name: OLIVE TREE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 9 FEBRUARY 1993 AS AMENDED ON 7 JUNE 1995
Charitable Objects: TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO CASES OF NEED TO THE DEPENDANTS OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DONOR WHO HAVE DIED WHILST IN THE SERVICE OF THE DONOR AND TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO THE DEPENDANTS AS AFORESAID IN CASES OF NEED ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE SAID EMPLOYEES BEING ON SICK LEAVE WITHOUT PAY OR PAY AT A REDUCED RATE AND TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO PREMATURELY RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF THE DONOR IN CASES OF NEED ARISING THROUGH ILL HEALTH OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE DONOR IN CASES OF NEED IN CIRCUMSTANCES NOT COVERED BY THE ABOVE AND TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DONOR IN CASES OF NEED IN CIRCUMSTANCES NOT COVERED BY THE ABOVE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries