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RURAL MEDIA CHARITY

Registered charity 1041335 · organisation 1041335

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 October 1994
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02732325
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,686,440
Latest expenditure
£1,543,865
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: RURAL MEDIA CHARITY, PACKERS HOUSE, 25 WEST STREET, HEREFORD, HR4 0BX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ruralmedia.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

RURAL MEDIA CHARITY COMBINES COMMUNITY AND INFORMAL EDUCATION WITH ARTS AND MEDIA PRODUCTION EXPERTISE TO EMPOWER RURAL COMMUNITIES,PARTICULARLY THOSE MOST DISADVANTAGED. THE RESULTS ARE HIGH-QUALITY PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT GIVE RURAL COMMUNITIES A 'VOICE' AND INFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

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
12 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
12 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,686,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,543,865
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
24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,325,060
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,478,163
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
11 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,290,192
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,198,331
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
19 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,033,990
Total Gross Expenditure
£992,604
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
26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,087,708
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,041,662

04 Official extract

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
12 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,686,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,543,865
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£1,087,333
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
15
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
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,325,060
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,478,163
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£784,288
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
15
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
11 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,290,192
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,198,331
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£776,356
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
12
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
19 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,033,990
Total Gross Expenditure
£992,604
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Grants
£662,584
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
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
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,087,708
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,041,662
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Grants
£773,696
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
16

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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
12 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
720929
Income Other Trading Activities
458181
Income Charitable Activities
473934
Income Investments
33396
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1686440
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£35,454
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,508,411
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1543865
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12430
Expenditure Support Costs
53235
Expenditure Depreciation
45764
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£83,131
Assets Total Fixed
1372507
Assets Own Use
927741
Assets Long Term Investment
444766
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£405,522
Assets Total Liabilities
£438,427
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,339,602
Creditors One Year Total Current
220706
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
217721
Assets Cash
£269,313
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1226065
Funds Restricted
113537
Funds Total
1339602
Count Employees
14
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
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
24 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1373682
Income Other Trading Activities
524448
Income Charitable Activities
416068
Income Investments
10862
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2325060
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£38,884
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,439,279
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1478163
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11810
Expenditure Support Costs
57903
Expenditure Depreciation
30670
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£86,461
Assets Total Fixed
1226661
Assets Own Use
686588
Assets Long Term Investment
540073
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£373,630
Assets Total Liabilities
£403,264
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,197,027
Creditors One Year Total Current
162579
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
240685
Assets Cash
£190,427
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1068128
Funds Restricted
128899
Funds Total
1197027
Count Employees
18
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
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
11 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
536752
Income Other Trading Activities
335569
Income Charitable Activities
416962
Income Investments
210
Income Other
699
Income Total Income And Endowments
1290192
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£58,184
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,140,147
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1198331
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9551
Expenditure Support Costs
33571
Expenditure Depreciation
23288
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£146,170
Assets Total Fixed
56233
Assets Own Use
56233
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£430,612
Assets Total Liabilities
£136,715
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£350,130
Creditors One Year Total Current
120498
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
16217
Assets Cash
£333,209
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
202403
Funds Restricted
147727
Funds Total
350130
Count Employees
16
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
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
19 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
458650
Income Other Trading Activities
231466
Income Charitable Activities
342314
Income Investments
122
Income Other
1438
Income Total Income And Endowments
1033990
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£53,495
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£939,109
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
992604
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1350
Expenditure Governance
9350
Expenditure Support Costs
23043
Expenditure Depreciation
25382
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£118,213
Assets Total Fixed
45264
Assets Own Use
45264
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£453,158
Assets Total Liabilities
£240,153
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£258,269
Creditors One Year Total Current
219115
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
21038
Assets Cash
£251,705
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
163477
Funds Restricted
94792
Funds Total
258269
Count Employees
13
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
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
26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
442316
Income Other Trading Activities
246688
Income Charitable Activities
398660
Income Investments
44
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1087708
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£52,351
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£989,311
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1041662
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
23716
Expenditure Governance
8028
Expenditure Support Costs
19501
Expenditure Depreciation
17234
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£112,082
Assets Total Fixed
67970
Assets Own Use
67970
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£261,339
Assets Total Liabilities
£112,426
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£216,883
Creditors One Year Total Current
112426
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£164,417
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
180052
Funds Restricted
36831
Funds Total
216883
Count Employees
15
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
RURAL MEDIA CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1994-10-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 JUL 1992AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21 MAR 2016 as amended on 15 Aug 2017 as amended on 07 Jun 2019
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND MEDIA INCLUDING THE ARTS OF FILM, VIDEO, PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC, DRAMA AND LITERATURE.
Area Of Benefit
IN PRACTICE HEREFORDSHIRE, WORCESTERHIRE, SHROPSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE AND WARWICKSHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
157666
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE RURAL MEDIA COMPANY
Charity Name Id
157657
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE RURAL MEDIA COMPANY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures