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Purley Overseas Trust

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation's identifier is GB-CHC-291140 .
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Description

Purley Overseas Trust raises funds by organising fund-raising events, and by soliciting donations. We use the funds raised to finance projects in Developing Countries for the relief of poverty and to sponsor visits to these countries for relief work. We inform the people of Purley and surrounding districts of the problems of Developing Countries.

Also known as

  • Post
  • Purley Overseas Trust

CCEW Charity number

291140

Registered

Postcode

CR8 3PN

Website

purleyoverseas.org

Domain

purleyoverseas.org

Latest income

£7,998 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Purley Overseas Trust

GB-CHC-291140

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Purley Overseas Trust

GB-CHC-291140

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Other individual and family services D19

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Charity and VCS support CV » Fundraising CV102
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302

Scale of operation

  • Local

Purley Overseas Trust

GB-CHC-291140

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1985-02-21 Registered as a charity
2004-01-31 16,159 14,213
2005-01-31 8,170 9,132
2006-01-31 15,422 15,442
2007-01-31 15,694 15,110
2008-01-31 22,892 23,143
2009-01-31 22,112 23,300
2010-01-31 24,410 21,374
2011-01-31 19,795 22,535
2012-01-31 9,986 2,849
2013-01-31 9,986 16,764
2014-01-31 9,986 16,764
2015-01-31 6,059 6,155
2016-01-31 5,244 2,615
2017-01-31 41,234 42,131
2017-12-31 6,698 8,490
2018-12-31 8,918 8,777
2019-12-31 10,671 11,198
2020-12-31 4,031 2,964
2021-12-31 3,501 2,788
2022-12-31 7,998 8,325
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Purley Overseas Trust

GB-CHC-291140

Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

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Last fetched from source: 2024-05-05

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