EPPING FOREST

Charity number: 232990
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The purpose of the Charity is the preservation of Epping Forest in perpetuity by the City of London Corporation as the Conservators of Epping Forest, as an Open Space for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Redbridge
  • Waltham Forest

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 March 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London Trustee
COULSDON AND OTHER COMMONS
Received: On time
HIGHGATE WOOD AND QUEENS PARK KILBURN
Received: 47 days late
HAMPSTEAD HEATH
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £6.79m £6.58m £6.64m £7.26m £8.19m
Total expenditure £7.14m £7.14m £6.67m £7.35m £7.60m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £285.95k £5.38m £5.36m £4.91m £337.90k
Income - Donations and legacies £5.34m £5.39m £5.37m £5.26m £818.19k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.44m £1.19m £1.25m £2.00m £7.36m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £5.34k £3.64k £6.28k £3.17k £11.21k
Income - Other £0 £0 £8.92k £3.11k £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £7.14m £7.14m £6.67m £7.35m £7.60m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £123.96k £0 £156.91k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Own use assets £6.21m £5.74m £5.35m £5.23m £5.00m
Long-term investments £3.82k £3.11k £3.87k £4.06k £3.97k
Other assets £1.61m £1.08m £1.49m £1.90m £2.59m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £855.66k £406.35k £459.62k £833.71k £705.77k

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 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2019 29 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 29 January 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
CORPORATION OF LONDON
PO BOX 270
LONDON
EC2P 2EJ
Phone:
02073321363