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HUNTINGDON FREEMEN'S TRUST

Registered charity 1044573 · organisation 1044573

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
27 February 1995
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income
£895,978
Latest expenditure
£555,976
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Mrs Karen Bean - CEO, Huntingdon Freemen's Trust, 37 High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3AQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.huntingdonfreemen.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

This charity provides grants for relief in need, education, recreation and leisure ONLY for current residents of Huntingdon (defined as the Huntingdon Town Council's area). Grants are considered monthly by Trustees in response to applications from individuals directly or from organisations providing relevant services to residents of Huntingdon.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£895,978
Total Gross Expenditure
£555,976
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£763,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£529,458
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
2 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£560,079
Total Gross Expenditure
£627,797
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
6 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£551,573
Total Gross Expenditure
£532,690
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
12 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
12 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£478,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,136

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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Due Date
28 February 2026
Ar Received Date
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£895,978
Total Gross Expenditure
£555,976
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Due Date
28 February 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£763,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£529,458
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Due Date
29 February 2024
Ar Received Date
2 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£560,079
Total Gross Expenditure
£627,797
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Due Date
28 February 2023
Ar Received Date
6 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£551,573
Total Gross Expenditure
£532,690
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
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 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2021
Ar Due Date
28 February 2022
Ar Received Date
12 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£478,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,136
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Due Date
28 February 2026
Ar Received Date
15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
6000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
88737
Income Investments
542843
Income Other
258398
Income Total Income And Endowments
895978
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£100,762
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£327,582
Expenditure Other
127632
Expenditure Total
555976
Expenditure Investment Management
57249
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
41629
Expenditure Support Costs
127632
Expenditure Depreciation
3575
Gain Loss Investment
-165112
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-45000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,793,211
Assets Total Fixed
19004139
Assets Own Use
7333984
Assets Long Term Investment
11670155
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£833,977
Assets Total Liabilities
£169,243
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£19,668,873
Creditors One Year Total Current
169243
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£795,505
Funds Endowment
17875662
Funds Unrestricted
1793211
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
19668873
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Due Date
28 February 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
101985
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
519004
Income Other
142360
Income Total Income And Endowments
763349
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£76,265
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£453,193
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
529458
Expenditure Investment Management
76265
Expenditure Grants Institution
240136
Expenditure Governance
36335
Expenditure Support Costs
139657
Expenditure Depreciation
1907
Gain Loss Investment
183211
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
142360
Reserves
£1,531,896
Assets Total Fixed
19077090
Assets Own Use
7350601
Assets Long Term Investment
11726489
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£712,244
Assets Total Liabilities
£250,351
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£19,538,983
Creditors One Year Total Current
250351
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£695,935
Funds Endowment
18007087
Funds Unrestricted
1531896
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
19538983
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Due Date
29 February 2024
Ar Received Date
2 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
107723
Income Investments
452356
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
560079
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£67,767
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£470,002
Expenditure Other
90028
Expenditure Total
627797
Expenditure Investment Management
67767
Expenditure Grants Institution
199585
Expenditure Governance
33213
Expenditure Support Costs
63283
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-506463
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£131,779
Assets Total Fixed
18973246
Assets Own Use
7373518
Assets Long Term Investment
11599728
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£593,531
Assets Total Liabilities
£444,896
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£19,121,881
Creditors One Year Total Current
444896
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£545,582
Funds Endowment
17685914
Funds Unrestricted
1435967
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
19121881
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Due Date
28 February 2023
Ar Received Date
6 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
126097
Income Investments
350476
Income Other
75000
Income Total Income And Endowments
551573
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£98,126
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£434,564
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
532690
Expenditure Investment Management
58257
Expenditure Grants Institution
187506
Expenditure Governance
33653
Expenditure Support Costs
62898
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
11589
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
1125000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£754,002
Assets Total Fixed
19187842
Assets Own Use
7373518
Assets Long Term Investment
11814324
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£851,037
Assets Total Liabilities
£342,817
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£19,696,062
Creditors One Year Total Current
283817
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
59000
Assets Cash
£840,113
Funds Endowment
18178542
Funds Unrestricted
1517520
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
19696062
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HUNTINGDON FREEMEN'S TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1995-02-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
ORDER OF THE HIGH COURT DATED 14 DECEMBER 1993, AS AMENDED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION DATED 31 MARCH 2003 AND MEMORANDUM OF AMENDMENT DATED 1 JUNE 2004, 9 MAY 2006, 7 JUNE 2011 AND 2 MAY 2019. as amended on 23 Jan 2025
Charitable Objects
THE INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HUNTINGDON INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING, ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES SO FAR AS THE SAME ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE:(A) PAYING PENSIONS (B) RELIEF IN NEED (C) PROMOTION OF EDUCATION (D) PROVISION AND SUPPORT IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF HUNTINGDON.
Area Of Benefit
HUNTINGDON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
215504
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
HUNTINGDON FREEMEN'S CHARITY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures