GIRTON TOWN CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 June 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06918381
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £1,051,000
Latest expenditure: £1,071,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 22 High Street, Girton, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0PU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Town Charity maintains 28 almshouses in the village of Girton Cambridgeshire. It also provides assistance for the relief of need and makes grants for charitable purposes for individuals in Girton and organisations serving the needs of villagers.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,051,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,071,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,001,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,125,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,190,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £746,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,206,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £744,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £779,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £622,000

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,051,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,071,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,001,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,125,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,190,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £746,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £299,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,206,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £744,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £376,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £779,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £622,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £12,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 233000
Income Investments: 818000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1051000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £129,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £942,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1071000
Expenditure Investment Management: 126000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 128000
Expenditure Governance: 293000
Expenditure Support Costs: 294000
Expenditure Depreciation: 355000
Gain Loss Investment: 124000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,821,000
Assets Total Fixed: 40922000
Assets Own Use: 10002000
Assets Long Term Investment: 30920000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,167,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £180,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £41,909,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 150000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 30000
Assets Cash: £714,000
Funds Endowment: 36629000
Funds Unrestricted: 5280000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 41909000
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 202000
Income Investments: 799000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1001000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £134,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £991,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1125000
Expenditure Investment Management: 134000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 76000
Expenditure Governance: 366000
Expenditure Support Costs: 365000
Expenditure Depreciation: 423000
Gain Loss Investment: 2622000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2459000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,020,000
Assets Total Fixed: 40980000
Assets Own Use: 10667000
Assets Long Term Investment: 30313000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,049,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £224,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £41,805,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 224000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £942,000
Funds Endowment: 37107000
Funds Unrestricted: 4698000
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 41805000
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 299000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 143000
Income Investments: 748000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1190000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £131,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £615,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 746000
Expenditure Investment Management: 131000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 16000
Expenditure Governance: 248000
Expenditure Support Costs: 248000
Expenditure Depreciation: 120000
Gain Loss Investment: 141000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £997,000
Assets Total Fixed: 37414000
Assets Own Use: 11038000
Assets Long Term Investment: 26376000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,427,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £534,000
Assets Current Investment: 479000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £39,307,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 534000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,438,000
Funds Endowment: 35073000
Funds Unrestricted: 3559000
Funds Restricted: 675000
Funds Total: 39307000
Count Employees: 6
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 376000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 149000
Income Investments: 681000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1206000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 376000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £137,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £607,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 744000
Expenditure Investment Management: 137000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 72000
Expenditure Governance: 180000
Expenditure Support Costs: 181000
Expenditure Depreciation: 167000
Gain Loss Investment: -1656000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,320,000
Assets Total Fixed: 35459000
Assets Own Use: 9223000
Assets Long Term Investment: 26236000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,021,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £160,000
Assets Current Investment: 905000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £39,320,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 141000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 19000
Assets Cash: £2,902,000
Funds Endowment: 37161000
Funds Unrestricted: 2058000
Funds Restricted: 101000
Funds Total: 39320000
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 110000
Income Investments: 640000
Income Other: 29000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 779000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £117,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £505,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 622000
Expenditure Investment Management: 117000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 17000
Expenditure Governance: 179000
Expenditure Support Costs: 179000
Expenditure Depreciation: 131000
Gain Loss Investment: 3960000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2934000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £121,000
Assets Total Fixed: 33988000
Assets Own Use: 27878000
Assets Long Term Investment: 6110000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,137,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £206,000
Assets Current Investment: 4408000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £39,919,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 181000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 25000
Assets Cash: £1,629,000
Funds Endowment: 37301000
Funds Unrestricted: 2517000
Funds Restricted: 101000
Funds Total: 39919000
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GIRTON TOWN CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-06-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 MAY 2009
Charitable Objects: 3.1 THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND RESIDE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. PREFERENCE MUSTBE GIVEN TO THE ELDERLY;3.2 SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWSOF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS;3.3 THE RELIEF OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, BY MAKING GRANTSOF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES. (INEXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED TO A PERSON WHO ISOTHERWISE ELIGIBLE BUT RESIDES OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT.); AND3.4 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE INACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFITOF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures