THE ROTARY CLUB OF FARNHAM BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 200435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity supports local and international charitable objectives. This includes: support to international disasters and emergencies, eg. tsunamis, earthquakes: general humanitarian support, eg. distribution of medical equipment in the third world; support to local hospices, hospitals and disabled institutions and support to needy individuals.

Objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS SOCIETIES ANDOBJECTS AS THE CLUB SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £21,093, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund its activities, noting a policy to hold enough resources for this purpose. The charity reports no deficit and maintains low bank balances as funds are distributed in accordance with its trust deed. There are no employees, investments, or property held by the charity.

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 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.

• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIAN THOMAS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Roger John Jude
• Francis Paul Whitlock BEng MBA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Charles Sargeant · trustee of 6 other charities
• Michael John Nicholls ACIB BSc

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

Operates in: Burma · Hampshire · India · Malawi · Sudan · Surrey · Uganda

Income and spending

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