MARGARET CLITHEROW TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 17 September 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £293,519
Latest expenditure: £233,837
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Garden Cottage Offices, Badgemore Park, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, Oxfordshire, RG9 4NR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To empower Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and professionals that work with those communities via services related to training, health, education, pastoral care, advocacy, mediation, safeguarding, domestic abuse and specialist referrals.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £293,519
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,837

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £243,022
Total Gross Expenditure: £182,633

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £180,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £171,803

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £204,839
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,448

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £130,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,277

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £293,519
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,837
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £7,175
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: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £243,022
Total Gross Expenditure: £182,633
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1897
Income From Government Grants: £2,950
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £180,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £171,803
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 4493
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: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £204,839
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,448
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £130,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,277
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,650
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 14

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MARGARET CLITHEROW TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-09-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 17 Sep 2015 as amended on 05 Jul 2023
Charitable Objects: The objects of the CIO are: (a) To advance social inclusion for the public benefit in relation to communities or groups which are socially excluded in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Providing advocacy and facilitating equitable access to legal, public, housing, religious and charitable services; ? Providing tailored safeguarding and domestic abuse services; ? Delivering training to other organisations about the needs faced of a particular marginalised community or group and how these might be addressed; ? Raising awareness of the issues affecting a particular marginalised community or group. (b) To advance education for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Facilitating engagement with, and access to, education for marginalised communities or groups; ? Encouraging and resourcing the development of literacy in marginalised communities or groups. (c) To advance health for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Facilitating engagement with, and access to, health and social care for marginalised communities or groups; ? Encouraging and resourcing the development of mental health provision for marginalised communities or groups. (d) To advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Providing flexible pastoral care and chaplaincy in accordance with the varying beliefs of different marginalised persons, communities or groups. (2) Faith-based inclusion Notwithstanding sub-clause (1)(d) of this clause, and for the avoidance of doubt, the CIO will provide its services irrespective of peoples? religion, faith, belief or values and the CIO will not proselytize nor seek to impose a particular faith or belief. (3) Scope of beneficiaries (a) The CIO will work with and for the benefit of marginalised communities that are Traveller, Roma and Gypsy. (b) Notwithstanding sub-clause (3)(a) of this clause, the trustees may decide the CIO will, from time to time, expand its work to include other marginalised and socially excluded communities and groups. (c) For the purposes of Clause 3, the definition of socially excluded and marginalised communities or groups will be those where one or more of the following is applicable: i. Those who are substantively socially stigmatised; ii. Those whose cultural needs are commonly misunderstood; iii. Those who have substantive difficulty accessing legal, public, religious, housing or charitable services; iv. Those who have communication and/or literacy difficulties, such that they have substantive increased difficulty in representing their own views; v. Those with disabilities and/or chronic ill health; vi. Those who are or are at risk of homelessness or being poorly housed (that being housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); vii. Those who are transgender or otherwise gender non-conforming or similar; viii. Those who are, were or are considering becoming sex workers; ix. Those where there is a risk or history of being subjected to domestic abuse, honour-based abuse, childhood abuse, exploitation, others forms of abuse or similar; x. Those who suffer with or are at risk of suffering from addiction; xi. Those who are involved or may be at risk of involvement in criminality; xii. Marginalisation as a result of being a relative or close friend of a person who is a member of a marginalised community or group (as defined by the aforesaid factors) even if they themselves are not directly in the said community or group. (4) Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 562867
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MCT

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management