Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

THE 5BEL CHARITABLE TRUST 

The objects of the CIO are to advance education and learning and to promote public benefit through the preservation, restoration, maintenance and exhibition of British electric trains and other vehicles including, in particular, the Brighton Belle, establishing a museum for the safekeeping and exhibition of them and the provision of information and education of British electric trains.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception

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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22£11£103£-91n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/21£400£91£308n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£11,202£86£11,115£0£11,115£11,1151545.500
31/12/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.brightonbelle.com

tanya.romyn@brightonbelle.com

07841578423

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2019, number: 1184057
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE 5BEL CHARITABLE TRUST on 24/05/2022
Main office

52-55 TRAFALGAR STREET
BRIGHTON
BN1 4EB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION OF AND EXHIBITION OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAINS AND OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR, THE BRIGHTON BELLE, ESTABLISHING A MUSEUM FOR THE SAFE-KEEPING AND EXHIBITION OF THEM AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAINS AND OTHER VEHICLES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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