GLOUCESTER HISTORY TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 22 January 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £217,908
Latest expenditure: £218,076
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3DW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The key activities are:1 organising events, festivals and workshops in and around Gloucester with a focus on the development of the Gloucester History Festival.2 arranging events, exhibitions, lectures, talks and educational materials for the public benefit in Gloucester and the surrounding areas.

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: 14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £217,908
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,076

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
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £207,617
Total Gross Expenditure: £217,255

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £65,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,695

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: 23 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £123,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,759

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: 28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £129,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,991

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £217,908
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,076
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

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: £207,617
Total Gross Expenditure: £217,255
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 34

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £65,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,695
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

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: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £123,368
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,759
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £129,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,991
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £70,687
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 110

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GLOUCESTER HISTORY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-01-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Jan 2018
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE ARTS, HERITAGE AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ORGANISING EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND WORKSHOPS IN AND AROUND GLOUCESTER WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOUCESTER HISTORY FESTIVAL.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN GLOUCESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROVIDING LECTURES AND TALKS; STAGING EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS AND PREPARING AND DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures