01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 7 May 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
- Latest income
- £101,147
- Latest expenditure
- £110,940
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: BROADWAY HOUSE, 4-8 THE BROADWAY, NEWBURY, RG14 1BA
Website recorded by the regulator: eightbellsnewbury.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Eight Bells was first established in 2007 (No. 1144706). In 2021, it updated its structure and is now charity No. 1194377.Eight Bells is a friendly, member-led, voluntary group, that provides friendship, support, and a listening ear to people experiencing mental health issues in Newbury, Thatcham, and surrounding areas. We provide support for up to 100 people living across West Berkshire.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £101,147
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £110,940
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £76,423
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £98,871
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £133,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £94,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 7 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £73,680
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £87,826
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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 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £101,147
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £110,940
- 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
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £76,423
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £98,871
- 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
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £133,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £94,000
- 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
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 7 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £73,680
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £87,826
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 42000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EIGHT BELLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-05-07T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- EIGHT BELLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-07-06T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5013462
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1144706
- Assoc Charity Name
- EIGHT BELLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 May 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN WEST BERKSHIRE AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA (INCLUDING READING, HAMPSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE) IN PARTICULAR BY:1) PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ENHANCE MENTAL WELLBEING AND SELF-RELIANCE, SOCIAL SUPPORT, A RANGE OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND ACCESS TO TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES;2) OPERATING A DROP IN CENTRE;(3) ASSISTING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECOVERY FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE IN NEWBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; AND(4) DEVELOPING A MODEL OF EFFECTIVE USER LED PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO ENABLE THESE SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED ON A LARGER SCALE, AND IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 641354
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- 8 BELLS
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures