CORN EXCHANGE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 6 November 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £95,298
Latest expenditure: £95,520
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PO Box 6311, NEWBURY, RG14 9RF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cornexchange-charity.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Helps present/past employees, dependants, of grain/related trades, agricultural merchants, feed compounders, flour millers, seed processors and others. Help is to people of all ages, is usually financial, in form of grants or help with utility and other bills.

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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: 28 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £95,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,520

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: 2 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,731
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,431

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: 3 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £99,766
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,919

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: 30 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £86,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,856

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: 27 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £91,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,584

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £95,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,520
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
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: 2 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,731
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,431
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
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: 3 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £99,766
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,919
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 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £86,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,856
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: 9

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: 27 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £91,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,584
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: 12

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CORN EXCHANGE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-11-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ESTABLISHMENT 1863 - RULES AS REVISED 1957 AND FURTHER AMENDED 1961, 1965, 1970, 1972, 27 OCTOBER 1975, 28 FEBRUARY 1977, 25 MARCH 1988, 10 MAY 1999, 25 MAY 2005 AND 16 JUNE 2011
Charitable Objects: (A) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND WHO ARE OR WERE ENGAGED IN THE CORN, GRAIN, SEED, CEREAL, ANIMAL FEEDINGSTUFFS, PULSES, MALT, FLOUR OR GRANARY TRADES ('THE PRIMARY OBJECTS') AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND OF PERSONS WHO WERE DEPENDANTS OF THE PRIMARY OBJECTS AT THE TIME OF THEIR DECEASE AND THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES WHICH PROVIDE BENEFIT TO PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE OR WERE ENGAGED IN THE AFORESAID TRADES AND (B) IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF:- (I) PRIMARY OBJECTS WHO ARE OR WERE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY (II) PRIMARY OBJECTS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE AFORESAID TRADES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (III) DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS DESCRIBED IN (I) AND (II) INCLUSIVE, AND PERSONS WHO WOULD BE SO DEPENDENT BUT FOR SUCH PRIMARY OBJECT'S DEATH.
Area Of Benefit: GREATER LONDON OR IN THE COUNTIES ADJOINING THERETO

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures