THE BATES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 280602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees have maintained a programme of support for: (1) Christian relief organisations, overseas mission agencies and projects; (2) Schemes for relief of poverty and sources of poverty within the Midlands; (3) Support for local church mission projects, primarily within Derbyshire.

Objects

FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £967,061 from £994,732 in the prior year, driven by a net loss on investments and the cessation of grant payments. Unrestricted reserves stood at £32,098, which the trustees consider adequate to cover an average year's expenditure excluding grants. The charity relies entirely on investment income to fund its activities and has no stated reserves policy target beyond maintaining adequate levels.

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 4 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.

• Complaints 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev William Frederic Bateschair
• JOHN HAYWARD BATES
• JOY ELIZABETH BATES · trustee of 1 other charity
• MRS N WALDRON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

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