KENT GARDENS TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Organises research and recording of historic gardens and parks in Kent, gives advice to planning authorities, makes grants to students and horticultural charities, generates lectures on the history, design and planning of gardens and garden visits.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income includes £6,000 from 1 government contract(s)
People

8 Trustee(s)
10 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Kent
Governance
- 21 March 1988: Standard registration
No other names
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
8 Trustee(s)
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Karen Emery | Trustee | 30 November 2023 |
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Anne Caroline Bowdler | Trustee | 30 November 2023 |
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Jean Francois Gordon | Trustee | 08 November 2022 |
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Teresa Zbyszewska | Trustee | 27 November 2017 |
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rosemary dymond | Trustee | 27 November 2017 |
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Sarah Jane Morgan | Trustee | 27 November 2017 |
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Michael O'Brien | Trustee | 12 July 2016 |
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RICHARD GRAHAM STILEMAN | Trustee | 26 May 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £20.57k | £10.59k | £19.13k | £17.33k | £20.02k | |
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Total expenditure | £15.47k | £10.89k | £12.19k | £11.99k | £13.01k | |
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Income from government contracts | £5.55k | £5.63k | £5.71k | £2.90k | £6.00k | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 21 August 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 02 August 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 01 August 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 13 July 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 14 July 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | Not Required |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
TRUST DEED DATED 28TH JANUARY 1988 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 24 JUL 2017
Charitable objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF GARDENS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND ANY GARDEN BUILDINGS, STRUCURES AND HORTICULTURAL OR PLANT COLLECTIONS WITHIN SUCH GARDENS. 2. THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMENITIES OF THE GARDENS, INCLUDING THE ACCESS TO AND STUDY OF THEM. 3. TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE THE USE AND OCCUPATION OF GARDENS IN KENT FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. 4. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN KENT, RELATING TO GARDENS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.
Area of benefit
COUNTY OF KENT
Contact information
- Address:
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Ridings
Holly Farm Road
Otham
MAIDSTONE
Kent
ME15 8RY
- Phone:
- 01622 861313
- Email:
- info@kentgardenstrust.org.uk
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