CCEW Charity Commission profile

BEACONSFIELD FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS TRUST

Registered charity 1071826 · organisation 3953220

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
5 October 1998
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£19,914
Latest expenditure
£17,762
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1 Bealings End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2AW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Festival of lights evening before Christmas each year in Beaconsfield Town.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£19,914
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,762
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£18,740
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,775
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£20,235
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,584
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,608
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,660
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,649

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£19,914
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,762
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£1,700
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
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£18,740
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,775
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,000
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
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£20,235
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,584
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
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,608
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
40

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Buckinghamshire
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
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BEACONSFIELD FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1998-10-05T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2ND MARCH 1998, AND AMENDED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1998
Charitable Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BEACONSFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT).THE PAYMENT OF GRANTS FROM FUNDS RAISED DURING THE BEACONSFIELD FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AND SUCH OTHER EVENTS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL ORGANISE, FOR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES, AT THEIR DISCRETION, SHALL DECIDE.
Area Of Benefit
BEACONSFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREA.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures