01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 29 February 1972
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £12,877
- Latest expenditure
- £25
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: WALSALL MBC, COUNCIL HOUSE, LICHFIELD STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1TW
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, acting as the Barr Beacon Trust, maintains a piece of land known as "Barr Beacon" for the purposes of public open space and recreation primarily for the benefit of the local community. The Council, as Trustee, is also responsible for maintaining and keeping in repair, the War Memorial erected on the site.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £12,877
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25
- 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
- 29 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- 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
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,256
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- 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
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,256
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,908
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £12,015
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £834
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 12 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £12,877
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,256
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,256
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,908
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £12,015
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £834
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Walsall
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BARR BEACON TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1972-02-29T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- SCHEME OF 14 FEBRUARY 1972
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION GROUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE URBAN DISTRICT OF ALDRIDGE-BROWNHILLS AND THE COUNTIES OF STAFFORD AND WARWICK AND SUBJECT THERETO OF ANY OTHER PERSONS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR SUCH OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION HAVING THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. (FOR FUTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF SCHEME).
- Area Of Benefit
- STAFFORD AND WARWICK
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management