The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton (CIO)
Registered charity 1191055 CIO Registered since 2020
Operates: Oxfordshire
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- No commercial or business experience on the board
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- ST Mary's Church, Chipping Norton, Parochial Church Council 1 shared trustee
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Contact
| Website | www.thebranchtrust.org |
| emma.kennedy@thebranchtrust.org | |
| Phone | 01608642688 |
| Address | The Branch, 16 Market Place, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5NA |
Finances
£984,767 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,968,580 | £165,799 |
| 2022 | £1,989,206 | £88,099 |
| 2023 | £1,251,159 | £184,204 |
| 2024 | £984,767 | £313,078 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH: 3.1.1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, UNEMPLOYMENT, BEREAVEMENT OR BREAKDOWN IN RELATIONSHIPS; 3.1.2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN CHIPPING NORTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; 3.1.3. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CHIPPING NORTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 3.1.4. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); 3.1.5. SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE CHARITY TRUSTEES.
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Aug 2020
Trustees (7)
- Bleddyn William Vaughan Rees Chair since 2020
- Andrew Minson since 2025
- Dr Nicola Clare Levitt since 2025
- Graham Alan Povey since 2020
- James Shand since 2020
- Juliet Cordelia Loudon since 2020
- Timothy Richard Martin Woolcock since 2020
Connected charities (1)
- ST Mary's Church, Chipping Norton, Parochial Church Council 1 shared trustee
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