THE CHELTENHAM CIVIC SOCIETY CIO

Registered charity 1166580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Encouraging high standards of execution for buildings and public spaces, conservation of the towns heritage, and discussion and understanding of our urban environment

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Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£21k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £18,658 for the year, increasing total funds to £1,484,675. The trustees maintain a policy to accumulate income to meet future expenditure demands, and the accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. The organization operates with no employees and relies on volunteer trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the demands on its resources (held: £1.5m)

“It is the policy of the trustees to accumulate income in order to set aside funds for special purposes or as reserves against future expenditure. The trustees' policy is to maintain a level of income that is sufficient to meet the demands on its resources.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cheltenham Civic Society (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £860k. 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 (26/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew William Bootonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Claire Attenborough
Hugh Curran
Sarah Anne Harvey
Stephen James Bryson

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£39k	£21k
31/12/2023	£11k	£31k
31/12/2022	£4k	£23k
31/12/2021	£10k	£29k
31/12/2020	£25k	£29k

Common questions

Is THE CHELTENHAM CIVIC SOCIETY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net incoming resource of £18,658 for the year, increasing total funds to £1,484,675. The trustees maintain a policy to accumulate income to meet future expenditure demands, and the accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. The organization operates with no employees and relies on volunteer trustees. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/06/2018	£10k	"School children participation in WWI battlefield crosses conservation"
Cheltenham Borough Council	—	£300	Civic Day