CCEW Charity Commission profile

G.W. STANIFORTH CHARITY

Registered charity 1048890 · organisation 1048890

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
26 August 1995
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£92,427
Latest expenditure
£178,228
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: King's House, King Street, THETFORD, IP24 2AP

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity maintains the King's House and Gardens in Thetford as requested in the will of George Wild Staniforth to house the collection (or part of it) bequeathed by him. Some of the collection is looked after by Norfolk Museum Service. Thetford Town Council is the sole corporate trustee.

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
16 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
16 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£92,427
Total Gross Expenditure
£178,228
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
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£712,934
Total Gross Expenditure
£131,128
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
26 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£90,472
Total Gross Expenditure
£182,584
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
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£90,294
Total Gross Expenditure
£114,938
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
7 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£68,878
Total Gross Expenditure
£79,438

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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
16 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£92,427
Total Gross Expenditure
£178,228
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£712,934
Total Gross Expenditure
£131,128
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
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
26 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£90,472
Total Gross Expenditure
£182,584
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
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
£90,294
Total Gross Expenditure
£114,938
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
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 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
7 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£68,878
Total Gross Expenditure
£79,438
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
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
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
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
34389
Income Investments
37545
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
71934
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£131,128
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
131128
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23883
Expenditure Support Costs
131014
Expenditure Depreciation
114
Gain Loss Investment
-8514
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2054678
Assets Own Use
1161499
Assets Long Term Investment
893179
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£51,395
Assets Total Liabilities
£40,400
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,065,673
Creditors One Year Total Current
40400
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£38,713
Funds Endowment
893179
Funds Unrestricted
11494
Funds Restricted
1161000
Funds Total
2065673
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
G.W. STANIFORTH CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1995-08-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
SCHEME DATED 20 JUL 2016 AS AMENDED ON 30 JUL 2024AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 02 APR 2025
Charitable Objects
(1) TO USE THE HOUSE (OR SUCH PART OF IT) TO HOLD THE COLLECTION (OR SUCH PART OF IT), AND FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEE IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME SEES FIT.(2) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE BOROUGH OF THETFORD AS THE TRUSTEE IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME SEES FIT.
Area Of Benefit
KINGS HOUSE AND KINGS HOUSE GARDENS, THETFORD, NORFOLK

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
290032
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
G W STANIFORTH TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests