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Registered charity · No. 225449 · PrestoniSource 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

Garstang Town Trust

Income
£64k
▲ 4.1% on 2024
Expenditure
£67k
▲ 2.6% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
11
7.0y av 8 of 11 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
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Overview

Garstang Town Trust's network

11 people6 organisationsi11 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Garstang Town Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Alexander Rewcastle AllanChair2022
4 yrs
Councillor Michael Grovenor Halford OptionalTrustee2013
13 yrs
David Robert LewisTrustee2017
9 yrs
Elizabeth Alice CollinsonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Elizabeth WebsterTrustee2023
3 yrs
Gordon HarterTrustee2012
14 yrs
Ian Richard SewartTrustee2022
4 yrs
Jacqueline Ann Nickson OptionalTrustee
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Board

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Alexander Rewcastle AllanChair2022
4 yrs
Councillor Michael Grovenor Halford OptionalTrustee2013
13 yrs
David Robert LewisTrustee2017
9 yrs
Elizabeth Alice CollinsonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Elizabeth WebsterTrustee2023
3 yrs
Gordon HarterTrustee2012
14 yrs
Ian Richard SewartTrustee2022
4 yrs
Jacqueline Ann Nickson OptionalTrustee
Lady Dulcie Mary Atkins OptionalTrustee
Sandra Denise PerkinsTrustee2023
3 yrs
Thomas IbisonTrustee
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
6.6y
median 4y
Longest tenure
14y
since 2012
Years in governance
8.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 8 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

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

General Charitable Purposes 10Disability 2The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 2Animals 1Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Recreation 1Religious Activities 1

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

Arts and leisure 2Dormant 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Garstang Town Trust. 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, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover 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£20k£40k£60k£80k202520242023202220212020£63.97k£10.00k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Garstang Town Trust 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 year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£49.61k£48.77k£56.72k£56.72k£61.47k£63.97k
Total expenditure£59.17k£41.70k£54.24k£54.24k£65.61k£67.33k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reported£10.00kNot 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: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Garstang Town Trust 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, latest return late

The return for the year ending 31 March 2025 arrived 4 days after the due date of 31 January 2026.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 20264 February 20264 days late4 February 20264 days lateLate by 4 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 202528 April 202587 days late28 April 202587 days lateLate by 87 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202431 January 202431 January 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202316 April 202375 days late16 April 202375 days lateLate by 75 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202224 October 2022266 days late24 October 2022266 days lateLate by 266 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
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 30 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.

ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A LIBRARY AND READING ROOM FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF GARSTANG OR FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GARSTANG AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.(2) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TOWN HALL.(3) ANNUAL PAYMENT OF ú1 TO CORLESS'S CHARITY FOR THE POOR.

What it does

  • General charitable purposes

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
Local authority: Lancashire
Area of benefit
GARSTANG as filed
Governing document
SCHEME OF 11 JANUARY 1889, AS VARIED BY SCHEMES DATED 5 JULY 1932, 23 DECEMBER 1962, 27 NOVEMBER 1986 AND 24 AUGUST 1992. as filed
Register history
  • 10 October 1963Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Conflicting interests
  • Complaints handling
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

Website
www.garstangtowntrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1963

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