EDWARD HUNSTONE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 20 June 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £31,511
Latest expenditure: £17,409
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Old Coach House, Manor Lane, Wrangle, BOSTON, Lincolnshire, PE22 9DE

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity makes grants of ?.325.00 per year. Grants are made to elderly people & disabled people in need, on low incomes, living in Lincolnshire. Preferences will be given to people who can prove they are decendants of Edward Hunstone, The Gedneys, Robert Smith or The Woodliffes of 1655. Preferences will also be given to retired clergymen, members of HM Forces, farm labourers & farmers.

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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: 16 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,511
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,409

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: 7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,965

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: 18 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £31,233
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,529

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: 9 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £29,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,415

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: 20 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £29,283
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,861

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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: 16 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,511
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,409
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
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: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,965
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 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £31,233
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,529
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: 9 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £29,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,415
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £29,283
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,861
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EDWARD HUNSTONE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-06-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME OF THE HIGH COURT DATED 14 MARCH 1842 AS AMENDED BY SCHEMES DATED 15 SEPTEMBER 1877, 26 OCTOBER 1951, 10 MARCH 2017 AND LETTERS OF CONSENT DATED 20 JULY 1959 AND 11 AUGUST 1993
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE DESCENDANTS OF THE FAMILY OF EDWARD HUNSTONE, THE GEDNEYS, ROBERT SMITH AND THE WOODLIFFES. THE AREA OF BENEFIT IS THE COUNTY OF LINCOLNSHIRE IF THE PERSON IS NOT A DESCENDANT OF THE FAMILIES AS AFOREMENTIONED:ORDER OF PREFERENCE;A) DESCENDANTS OF THE FAMILY OF EDWARD HUNSTONE;B) DESCENDANTS OF THE FAMILY OF THE GEDNEYS;C) DESCENDANTS OF THE FAMILY OF ROBERT SMITH;D) DESCENDANTS OF THE FAMILY OF WOODLIFFESE) PERSONS AGED 40 OR OVER IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLNSHIRE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS; MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY; BARRISTER – IN –LAW; SOLICITOR; PHYSICIAN; SURGEON; APOTHECARY; OFFICER OF THE ARMY OR NAVY; FARMER; GRAZIER, OR PERSONS AGED 30 AND OVER WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED, OR PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED ( MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY) AND UNABLE TO WORK.2) THE AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENTS MADE TO BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.
Area Of Benefit: COUNTY OF LINCOLNSHIRE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures