CCEW Charity Commission profile

BATTENS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 293500 · organisation 293500

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
Other
Registered
20 January 1986
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income
£11,034
Latest expenditure
£40,374
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: c/o Battens Solicitors Limited, Maltravers House, Petters Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1SH

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.battens.co.uk/battens-charitable-trust (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

General charitable purposes

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,034
Total Gross Expenditure
£40,374
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
17 March 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£57,640
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£8,506
Total Gross Expenditure
£32,564
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
17 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,484
Total Gross Expenditure
£38,870
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,630
Total Gross Expenditure
£56,950

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
6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2025
Ar Due Date
5 February 2026
Ar Received Date
15 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,034
Total Gross Expenditure
£40,374
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
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
5 April 2024
Ar Due Date
5 February 2025
Ar Received Date
17 March 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£57,640
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
3

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Dorset
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wiltshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Somerset
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BATTENS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1986-01-20T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14TH OCTOBER 1985, AS VARIED BY SCHEME DATED 22 MAY 2002.
Charitable Objects
THE TRUSTEES ARE ABLE TO USE THE TRUST FUNDS FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES DIRECTED WHOLLY OR MAINLY TO THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THEY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
110555
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BATTEN AND CO CHARITABLE TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures