REES JEFFREYS ROAD FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 22 January 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £188,765
Latest expenditure: £319,105
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: C/O Crowe UK LLP,, R+, 2 Blagrave Street, READING, Berkshire, RG1 1AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.reesjeffreys.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is a grant making charity, founded by William Rees Jeffreys, a lifelong campaigner for roads. Its three main activities are the provision of support for academic posts and studentships; contributions to physical projects on land adjoining highways: and support for highway-related research projects.

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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: 11 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £188,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £319,105

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: 9 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £186,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,761

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: 22 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £197,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £349,116

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: 4 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £244,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £520,746

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: 3 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £520,741
Total Gross Expenditure: £372,304

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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: 11 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £188,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £319,105
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: 1

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: 9 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £186,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £262,761
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: 22 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £197,122
Total Gross Expenditure: £349,116
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: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £244,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £520,746
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: 3 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £520,741
Total Gross Expenditure: £372,304
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

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 3 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 350000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 170741
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 520741
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £44,663
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £327,641
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 372304
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 178994
Expenditure Governance: 59845
Expenditure Support Costs: 92647
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 921602
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £7,861,283
Assets Total Fixed: 8187409
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 8187409
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £215,986
Assets Total Liabilities: £242,609
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,160,786
Creditors One Year Total Current: 242609
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £214,156
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7861283
Funds Restricted: 299503
Funds Total: 8160786
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: REES JEFFREYS ROAD FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-01-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 4TH DECEMBER 1950 as amended on 13 Jun 2023
Charitable Objects: TO FOSTER THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DESIGN AND LAY-OUT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS; TO PROMOTE SCHEMES FOR THE PROVISION OF ROADSIE PARKCHEMES FOR THE PROVISION OF ROADSIDE PARKS AND OPEN SPACES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE BEAUTY AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE HIGHWAYS, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING ( AND PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL) PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, SUCH SCHEMES BEING PLANNED TO SECURE MAXIMUM SAFETY AND BEAUTY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures