01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 11 April 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
- Latest income
- £22,247
- Latest expenditure
- £21,922
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 7 Bow Close, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7GR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lbsg.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the education of the public in the heritage and history, development and maintenance of letter boxes in the United Kingdom, and British letter boxes worldwide.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £22,247
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,922
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,165
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £18,343
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,134
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 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £22,247
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,922
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,165
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 11 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £18,343
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,134
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 12
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Jersey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Guernsey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LETTER BOX STUDY GROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-04-11T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Apr 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LETTER BOXES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND BRITISH LETTER BOXES WORLDWIDE WHERE THEY ARE FOUND, INCLUDING BY: 3.1 MAINTAINING THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE DATA BASE OF THE 115,500 ROADSIDE LETTER BOXES INCLUDING LOCATION, STYLE, TYPE, MONARCHICAL CIPHER, AND RARITY 3.2 PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION VIA THE CIO’S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, NEWSLETTER, MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS, EMAIL DISCUSSIONS AND PICTURE SHARING 3.3 WORKING COLLABORATIVELY PARTICULARLY WITH THE ROYAL MAIL AND THE POSTAL MUSEUM, THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS, ON HERITAGE ISSUES, INCLUDING THROUGH HERITAGE MEETINGS CHAIRED BY THE CIO, AND TO HELP SUPPORT THE POLICY AGREEMENT OF THE ROYAL MAIL AND ENGLISH HERITAGE ON THE CONSERVATION OF ROADSIDE LETTERBOXES 3.4 PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND INFORMAL EDUCATION ORGANISATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF THE DESIGN OF AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH ROADSIDE LETTER BOXES
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures