GESS CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 9 May 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £31,250
Latest expenditure: £23,882
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Awbridge Mead, Dunbridge Lane, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0GQ

02 Activities

What the charity does

To apply the charity's income for the benefit of exclusively charitable purposes, and to make donations to charitable institutions, at the discretion of the trustees.

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: 5 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,882

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: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £36,225
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,070

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: 17 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,280

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: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £25,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,489

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: 3 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,075

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: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £31,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,882
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: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £36,225
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,070
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: 17 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,280
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: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £25,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,489
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: 3 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,075
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: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GESS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-05-09T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 31 JAN 2013
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures