RADIO BATH CIO

Registered charity 1193978 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a volunteer local radio station, providing information and local news to the community, opportunities for charities and other organisations to raise awareness and training for young people in particular to develop confidence, interpersonal and communication skills and gain work/voluntary experience.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BATH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY RADIO SERVICE AS A RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH A FACILITY BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF (A) RADIO BROADCASTS ON SUCH TOPICS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DEEM FIT AND (B) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN RADIO BROADCASTING AND MEDIA SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND WORK;3) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEN AND WOMEN ON HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED MATTERS; AND4) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Radio Bath CIO finished the year with a surplus of £23,474 and unrestricted funds of £31,927. The trustees report that cashflow remained positive and the charity is financially solvent, noting it is closer to its reserves policy target of six months' operating costs. The independent examiner confirmed no matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Radio Bath (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Gateschair
• Colin Blackburn
• David William Hobdey · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Robinson
• Susanna Jones

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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