GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 November 1972
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01078805
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £228,326
Latest expenditure: £306,859
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Bishop Hooper House, 99-103 Westgate Street, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2PG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE CHARITY IS THAT OF AN EDUCATIONAL AND PRESERVATION TRUST.

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: 29 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £228,326
Total Gross Expenditure: £306,859

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: 30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £331,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,441

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 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £157,293
Total Gross Expenditure: £182,723

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: 6 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £171,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £200,326

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 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,251
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,316

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: 29 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £228,326
Total Gross Expenditure: £306,859
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

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: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £331,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,441
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 70

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 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £157,293
Total Gross Expenditure: £182,723
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 6 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £171,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £200,326
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £26,774
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,251
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,316
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £22,356
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1972-11-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27TH OCTOBER 1972 as amended on 14 Apr 2021
Charitable Objects: The company is established for the public benefit for the following purposes in the area comprising City of Gloucester, which area shall hereinafter be referred to as “the area of benefit”:(a) to stimulate public interest in the area of benefit and make available community and educational resources;(b) to promote high standards of planning and architecture in the area of benefit; (c) to secure the preservation, protection, development, and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit;(d) to operate museums, heritage centres and exhibition spaces, with associated retail facilities and to hold collections and assets;(e) to make such arrangements as are necessary to enable the public to view and enjoy any buildings, land, exhibitions or collections (whether free or at a charge);(f) by publishing books or pamphlets or in other appropriate manner to make known to the public the existence of such buildings, land, exhibitions or collections.
Area Of Benefit: GLOUCESTER

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries