BISHOP LANEY'S CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 April 1972
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 26 March 2024 – 25 March 2025
Latest income: £91,102
Latest expenditure: £107,021
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 79 Ely Road, Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.secretary@bishoplaneyscharity.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Offers grants for young people in the Soham and Ely area to assist with their degree or apprenticeship.Must be under 25 when first applying.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 26 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 25 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £91,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,021

Fin Period Start Date: 26 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 25 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,586

Fin Period Start Date: 26 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 25 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £280,832
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,120

Fin Period Start Date: 26 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 25 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £279,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,164

Fin Period Start Date: 26 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 25 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £172,688
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,177

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: 26 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 25 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £91,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,021
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 26 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 25 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,586
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: 26 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 25 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £280,832
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,120
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 26 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 25 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £279,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,164
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: 26 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 25 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 25 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £172,688
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,177
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BISHOP LANEY'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1972-04-27T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: REGULATED BY WILL DATED 21ST JANUARY 1674 AND SCHEME MADE IN 1813, AS VARIED BY SCHEMES OF 10TH APRIL 1972 AND 27 JUNE 1988
Charitable Objects: THE RENTS AND PROFITS OF THE FOUNDATION TO BE EMPLOYED IN PUTTING OUT APPRENTICES TO SOME HONEST TRADE THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA, BUT IF THE INCOME CANNOT BE USEFULLY APPLIED IN APPRENTICING, THEN THE NET INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOING WAYS:- (A) IN PROVIDINGFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, PREPARE FOR, OR ASSIST THEIR ENTRY INTO A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING; (B) IN AWARDING EXHIBITION OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER ISTITUTION OF FUTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION; AND (C) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OR BENEFICIARIES. BENEFICIARIES MEANS YOUNG PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA.
Area Of Benefit: THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGE OF ISLE OF ELY

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 643152
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE BISHOP LANEY FOUNDATION

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures