CCEW Charity Commission profile

BARROW COMMUNITY HISTORY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1205053 · organisation 5228201

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
4 October 2023
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income
£263,400
Latest expenditure
£18,530
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: HEATHFIELD HOUSE, HOLLOWMOOR HEATH, GREAT BARROW, CHESTER, CH3 7LF

02 Activities

What the charity does

Compiling an archive relating to Barrow in Cheshire; researching and investigating significant events in the history of Barrow and publishing reports, accounts and commentaries on the same; holding or supporting the holding of public exhibitions and displays, talks, presentations and other events about the history of Barrow; making grants to support the local history of Barrow.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received
14 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£263,400
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,530
Fin Period Start Date
4 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
14 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£263,400
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,530
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
4 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
28 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BARROW COMMUNITY HISTORY FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2023-10-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Oct 2023
Charitable Objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:(A) COMPILING AND MAINTAINING AN ARCHIVE RELATING TO BARROW;(B) RESEARCHING AND INVESTIGATING SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND PERIODS IN THE HISTORY OF BARROW, AND PUBLISHING REPORTS, ACCOUNTS, COMMENTARIES AND/OR RECORDS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SAME; AND(C) HOLDING, OR SUPPORTING THE HOLDING OF, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS, TALKS, PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER EVENTS ABOUT THE HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF BARROW.3.2 NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures