THE DORSET GARDENS TRUST

Charity number: 1000743
Charity reporting is up to date (14 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Aims are to identify, conserve and safeguard Dorset's historic parks, gardens and historic landscapes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £26,832
Total expenditure: £16,322

People

11 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 November 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02498049 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LUCILLE ANN WILLIAMS Trustee 24 September 2024
None on record
Carol Madeleine Carsley Trustee 16 December 2020
None on record
THE HONOURABLE HENRY NOEL KENELM DIGBY Trustee 21 September 2015
None on record
Dr HAZEL ANNE ATHERTON Trustee 21 September 2015
None on record
SIR WILLIAM JOHN EDWARD HANHAM Trustee 02 June 2015
None on record
COUNTESS OF SANDWICH Trustee 19 January 2015
THE SAUDI BRITISH SOCIETY
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF THE EDWARD SAID NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC UK
Received: On time
JOAN MARY DALLYN LLB Trustee 19 January 2015
None on record
CHRIS CLARKE Trustee 18 April 2013
None on record
JENNIFER HEDIN Trustee 18 April 2013
None on record
MR R BURDEN Trustee
None on record
MRS S FITZGERALD Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £18.48k £9.86k £17.14k £18.38k £26.83k
Total expenditure £34.15k £14.82k £15.94k £18.19k £16.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 November 2024 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 November 2024 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 November 2021 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 18 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 November 2020 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 03 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2ND MAY 1990

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF GARDEN LAND AND TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, CREATE AND RECREATE FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC WHATEVER GARDEN LAND MAY EXIST AT PRESENT OR MAY HAVE EXISTED IN THE PAST OR CREATE NEW GARDEN LAND IN AND AROUND THE COUNTY OF DORSET

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

DORSET

Contact information

Address:
Elson Frampton
Wessex House
66 High Street
Honiton
Devon
EX14 1PD
Phone:
07734671447
Email:
DGTtreasurer@outlook.com
Website:

www.dorsetgardenstrust.co.uk Open in new window