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Registered charity · No. 1140376 · PooleiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Ruth Vines Charitable Settlement (aka Ruth Vines Trust)

Income
£27k
0.0% on 2025
Expenditure
£33k
▼ 4.5% on 2025
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
3
4m av 1 of 3 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
How am I connected?

Overview

Ruth Vines Charitable Settlement's network

3 people1 organisationi3 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this charity.The large node is Ruth Vines Charitable Settlement. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

3 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSince
Alan Ross MurrayTrustee2026
Anna Helen Vines BSC McspTrustee
Homfray Martin VinesTrustee

Board

The board

3 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSince
Alan Ross MurrayTrustee2026
Anna Helen Vines BSC McspTrustee
Homfray Martin VinesTrustee

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
0y
median 0y
Longest tenure
0y
since 2026
Over 6 years
0
of 1 on the board
Years in governance
10.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 1 on the board

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 3The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 3Overseas Aid/famine Relief 2The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 2Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Ruth Vines Charitable Settlement. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2021 to 2026, years ending 5 April.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 5 ApriliHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k202620252024202320222021£26.81k£32.63k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Ruth Vines Charitable Settlement has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202120222023202420252026
Totals
Total income£21.80k£25.60k£29.16k£27.61k£26.80k£26.81k
Total expenditure£31.40k£31.74k£36.75k£38.56k£34.16k£32.63k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 6 September 2026.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Ruth Vines Charitable Settlement has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
5 April 20265 February 202715 September 202615 September 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
5 April 20255 February 20263 February 20263 February 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
5 April 20245 February 202530 January 202530 January 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
5 April 20235 February 20241 February 20241 February 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
5 April 20225 February 202326 January 202326 January 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
5 April 20215 February 202228 January 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

3. OBJECTS3.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER:

  • (A)

    TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; OR

  • (B)

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (SO LONG AS THE SAME SHALL NOT BE INCONSISTENT WITH CLAUSE 3.1(A) ABOVE OR THE STATEMENT OF FAITH) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.3.2 THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, FOR A PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR, ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY INVESTMENTS AUTHORISED BY THIS DEED OR BY LAW AND HOLD THE SAME AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • Overseas aid/famine relief
  • Religious activities

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • Other defined groups

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
Countries: France, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Scotland, Northern IrelandLocal authorities: Wiltshire, Poole
Area of benefit
THE WORLD as filed
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 24 DECEMBER 2010 as filed
Register history
  • 11 February 2011Registered
Working name
Ruth Vines Trust

Policies the charity says it has

  • Investment
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2011

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