THE NATURAL DEATH CENTRE

Charity number: 1091396
Charity reporting is up to date (59 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Natural Death Centre is a social entrepreneurial, educational charity which sees death as a natural part of life. It is committed to supporting cultural change and is working towards a situation where all people are empowered in the process of dying, and organising a funeral. We also run the Association of Natural Burial Grounds, a body set up to promote green burials.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £44,600
Total expenditure: £42,111

People

3 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE NICHOLAS ALBERY FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tracy O'Leary Trustee 18 July 2015
None on record
RICHARD PHILIP PUTT Trustee 29 December 2011
None on record
SUSAN MORRIS Mrs. Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £46.42k £50.87k £40.97k £41.14k £44.60k
Total expenditure £44.74k £54.34k £42.91k £43.12k £42.11k
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 March 2024 31 March 2025 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 March 2025 59 days late Download Open in new window
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 21 June 2023 141 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 June 2023 141 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 February 2022 379 days late 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 7 FEBRUARY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 FEBRUARY 2007.

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, OF STUDIES IN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS AND THE PROMOTION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, OF EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE, IN SUCH SCIENCES AND SUBJECTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO: 1. WORK, EDUCATION AND CULTURE IN RELATION TO RURAL AND INDUSTRIAL LIFE; 2. THE BETTER USE OF RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND THE PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF GOODS AND ENERGY; 3. AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND SILVICULTURE; 4. ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 5. MICROECONOMICS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE OPTIMUM SIZE OF COMMUNITIES, INDUSTRIES, BUSINESSES AND AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS AND THE ROLE AND POTENTIAL OF THE SAME ; 6. THE USE OF LOW-TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND CRAFTS AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; 7. THE PROBLEMS OF MINORITY GROUPS OF ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE NATURAL DEATH CENTRE
In the Hill House
Watley Lane
Twyford
WINCHESTER
SO21 1QX
Phone:
07914208993
Email:
susan@naturaldeath.org.uk
Website:

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