GAMLEN CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 8 November 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £699,507
Latest expenditure: £704,052
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Thomas Eggar House, Friary Lane, CHICHESTER, PO19 1UF

02 Activities

What the charity does

Making grants and donations to various charities for the promotion of legal education and the relief of poverty.

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: 26 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £699,507
Total Gross Expenditure: £704,052

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: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £609,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £627,496

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: 25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £400,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £520,111

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: 22 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £393,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £337,904

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: 8 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 8 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £41,855
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,639

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: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £699,507
Total Gross Expenditure: £704,052
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: 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: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £609,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £627,496
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: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £400,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £520,111
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: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £393,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £337,904
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: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £41,855
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,639
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 Annual Return Partb

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: 26 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 65364
Income Other: 634143
Income Total Income And Endowments: 699507
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £653,342
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £50,710
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 704052
Expenditure Investment Management: 23292
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9774
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 1103
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,102,895
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,102,895
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £117,826
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2102895
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2102895
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 27 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 56435
Income Other: 552712
Income Total Income And Endowments: 609147
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £582,786
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £44,710
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 627496
Expenditure Investment Management: 22314
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6390
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 328
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,146,698
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,146,698
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £122,371
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2146698
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2146698
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GAMLEN CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-11-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 18 OCTOBER 1988 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION OF 5 MAY 1992 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEED OF 28 AUGUST 2007.
Charitable Objects: 1) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE LEGAL EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FOR THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF LAW STUDENTS AND TRAINEE SOLICITORS WHETHER IN FURTHER EDUCATION OR TRAINING INCLUDING THE CREATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND PRIZES FOR LAW STUDENTS AND TRAINEE SOLICITORS. 2) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY DEED OR DEEDS EXECUTED WITH THEIR UNANIMOUS CONSENT DECLARE AND IN PURSUANCE OF THIS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION GENERALLY IN ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: A) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC AND THE ARTS. B) DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC AND MUSICAL TASTE AMONG PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS OR BACKGROUND WOULD NOT OTHERWISE ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS OR MUSIC.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 192947
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE GAMLEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name Id: 192932
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE GAMLEN CHARITABLE TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures