THE THOMAS GIFFORD TRUST

Registered charity 1155669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust owns and operates the Charlbury Community Centre, which includes a large sports hall, a cafe and a multi-purpose space, and provides facilities for a public library operated by Oxfordshire County Council. The Trust also maintains The Playing Close for the benefit of the residents of Charlbury.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated operating income of £257,119 against total expenditure of £229,453, resulting in a surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £271,734 and remains cash flow positive, with no part of its operations in deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Charlbury Youth Fundraiser (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Town Council — “The Trustees gratefully acknowledge funding from the Town Council to assist in the maintenance of the Playing Close.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £484k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (11/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER DAVID CHARLES POTTSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Arne Kuehl
• Ashley Beighton
• Catherine Darya Ball
• DAVID JOHN COURT · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Thomas Holah
• John Paul Cregan
• Kim Harrison
• Matthew Roy Alexander Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Michael Doyle
• Steven Brannan Fairhurst Jones
• Stuart Robin Scott Duff

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).