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BLANCHMINSTER TRUST

Registered charity 202118 · organisation 202118

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
2 February 1962
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£573,929
Latest expenditure
£808,975
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: BLANCHMINSTER BUILDING, 38 LANSDOWN ROAD, BUDE, CORNWALL, EX23 8BN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To make grants for the relief of local need, promotion of education and aid to local charitable organistations for the benefit of the community

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
14 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£573,929
Total Gross Expenditure
£808,975
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
23 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
23 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£558,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£860,176
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£546,684
Total Gross Expenditure
£729,189
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
14 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£556,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,415
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
14 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
14 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£511,259
Total Gross Expenditure
£587,876

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
14 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£573,929
Total Gross Expenditure
£808,975
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 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
23 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£558,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£860,176
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 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
25 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£546,684
Total Gross Expenditure
£729,189
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 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
14 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£556,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,415
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 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
14 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£511,259
Total Gross Expenditure
£587,876
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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
14 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
572432
Income Other
1497
Income Total Income And Endowments
573929
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£493,443
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£315,532
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
808975
Expenditure Investment Management
493443
Expenditure Grants Institution
11906
Expenditure Governance
17297
Expenditure Support Costs
17297
Expenditure Depreciation
3145
Gain Loss Investment
-350891
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-3206
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,891,305
Assets Total Fixed
11927140
Assets Own Use
83030
Assets Long Term Investment
11844110
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£485,811
Assets Total Liabilities
£96,892
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,316,059
Creditors One Year Total Current
96892
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£437,036
Funds Endowment
10424754
Funds Unrestricted
1891305
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
12316059
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
23 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
558246
Income Other
504
Income Total Income And Endowments
558750
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£485,940
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£374,236
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
860176
Expenditure Investment Management
485940
Expenditure Grants Institution
15662
Expenditure Governance
16815
Expenditure Support Costs
16815
Expenditure Depreciation
2941
Gain Loss Investment
290494
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
534
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,983,807
Assets Total Fixed
12281236
Assets Own Use
86235
Assets Long Term Investment
12195001
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£204,583
Assets Total Liabilities
£57,585
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,428,234
Creditors One Year Total Current
57585
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£146,583
Funds Endowment
10444427
Funds Unrestricted
1983807
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
12428234
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
25 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
544890
Income Other
1794
Income Total Income And Endowments
546684
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£306,417
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£422,772
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
729189
Expenditure Investment Management
306417
Expenditure Grants Institution
22344
Expenditure Governance
12440
Expenditure Support Costs
71965
Expenditure Depreciation
2562
Gain Loss Investment
-3701
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,440,196
Assets Total Fixed
12473531
Assets Own Use
85701
Assets Long Term Investment
12387830
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£676,416
Assets Total Liabilities
£129,793
Assets Current Investment
57520
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,020,154
Creditors One Year Total Current
129793
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£618,896
Funds Endowment
10579958
Funds Unrestricted
2440196
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
13020154
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 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
14 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
522025
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
522025
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£292,368
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£315,047
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
607415
Expenditure Investment Management
292368
Expenditure Grants Institution
22624
Expenditure Governance
11420
Expenditure Support Costs
60225
Expenditure Depreciation
8800
Gain Loss Investment
-102
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-2394
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,493,483
Assets Total Fixed
12479794
Assets Own Use
88263
Assets Long Term Investment
12391531
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£999,645
Assets Total Liabilities
£75,307
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,404,132
Creditors One Year Total Current
75307
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£922,569
Funds Endowment
10910649
Funds Unrestricted
2493483
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
13404132
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
14 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2130
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
503196
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
505326
Income Legacies
2130
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£247,764
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£340,112
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
587876
Expenditure Investment Management
247764
Expenditure Grants Institution
34171
Expenditure Governance
11614
Expenditure Support Costs
56110
Expenditure Depreciation
8711
Gain Loss Investment
656952
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-7000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,725,643
Assets Total Fixed
12478087
Assets Own Use
86456
Assets Long Term Investment
12391631
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,042,345
Assets Total Liabilities
£65,618
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,454,814
Creditors One Year Total Current
65618
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£932,735
Funds Endowment
10729171
Funds Unrestricted
2725643
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
13454814
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
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
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2015-06-24T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
3951736
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1072186
Assoc Charity Name
BUDE YOUTH PROJECT
Charity Name
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1962-02-02T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
SCHEME OF 16TH MARCH 1982 AS VARIED BY SCHEME OF 27TH JUNE 1988, SCHEME OF 12TH AUGUST 1991 AND SCHEME OF 7 AUGUST 1996, AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 4 JULY 1997.AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 05 JUN 2023
Charitable Objects
(1) FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OF DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS (2) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION (FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE SEE CLAUSES 29 TO 32 OF THE 1982 SCHEME)
Area Of Benefit
BUDE-STRATTON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
196885
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BLANCHMINSTER CHARITY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures