Overall GiG Score: -6 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified

THE HENRY BELL TRUST 

To assist charities and individuals in the Hexham and Hexhamshire areas
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 34 years

alan.sharp@galbraithgroup.com

01434693693

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
12/10/23£16£18£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
12/10/22£14£11£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
12/10/21£17£19£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
12/10/20£13£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
12/10/19£17£18£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
12/10/18£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/17£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/16£14£17£-3£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/15£13£19£-6£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/14£13£15£-3£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/13£12£23£-11£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/12£12£25£-14£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/11£11£17£-6£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/10£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/09£13£6£6£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/08£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/07£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/06£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/05*£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
12/10/04£11£16£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1989, number: 702166
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 194 days late,
Main office

Henry Bell Trust C/o Galbraith Ltd
Burnfoot House
Hexham Business Park
Burn Lane
HEXHAM
Northumb

Objectives

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ABOVE THREE PARISHES OF HEXHAM, HEXHAM LOW QUARTER AND HEXHAMSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR FOR EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS AND RECREATION PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HEXHAM, HEXHAM LOW QUARTER AND HEXHAMSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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