The Basic Life Charity

Registered charity 1079263 Registered since 2000

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.3y median 6y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.2y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3

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Contact

Website	http://www.basic.org.uk
Email	basiclife@live.co.uk
Phone	01394271000
Address	30 Seaton Road, Felixstowe, IP11 9BP

Finances

£338,631 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£243,872	£183,323
2021	£265,089	£218,369
2022	£250,657	£227,649
2023	£281,887	£260,991
2024	£338,631	£356,588

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious Activities

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE OR RELIGION WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF THE BASICS OF LIFE, BEING THOSE OF SHELTER, FOOD, EDUCATION, RECREATION AND CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND BY ANY OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST EXECUTED 24 JANUARY 2000 AS AMENDED 3 NOVEMBER 2000

Trustees (3)

3trustees

0aged 70+

Mary Elizabeth Denny since 2014
Monica Rose Kyle since 2022
Rosemary Rowell since 2020

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