SOMERSET GARDENS TRUST

Charity number: 1008194
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the education of the public on matters connected with garden landscaping and to survey, preserve, enhance and recreate landscapes that exist or have existed in Somerset.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £10,209
Total expenditure: £16,595

People

10 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 February 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02613559 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DIANA HEBDITCH Chair 14 September 2016
None on record
Jennifer Lindsay Langford Trustee 06 September 2023
None on record
VICTORIA THALIA BANHAM Trustee 06 September 2023
THE RINGSTEAD PROTECTION SOCIETY
Received: On time
Patricia Anne Kaile Trustee 06 September 2023
None on record
Deborah Joy Stanley Trustee 06 September 2023
None on record
Mary Felicity Lang Trustee 06 September 2023
None on record
Jane Elisabeth Beresford Warmington Trustee 23 August 2022
PYNCOMBE CHARITY
Received: On time
JULIAN ROBERT GIBBS Trustee 12 September 2017
None on record
David Stuart Senior Trustee 27 May 2012
THE HARDY PLANT SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE REVD MERVYN RAYMOND ALWYN WILSON 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 £27.61k £5.90k £8.90k £28.69k £10.21k
Total expenditure £24.83k £5.23k £12.36k £35.67k £16.60k
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 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 February 2024 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 February 2024 28 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 November 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 22ND. MAY 1991

Charitable objects

(A)TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF GARDEN LANDSCAPES (B)TO PRESERVE ENHANCE AND RECREATE FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC WHATEVER GARDEN LANDSCAPES MAY EXIST OR HAVE EXISTED IN OR AROUND THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET.

Area of benefit

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

SOMERSET

Contact information

Address:
Unit A
82 James Carter Road
Mildenhall
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP28 7DE
Phone:
01823442344
Email:
stuart_senior@msn.com
Website:

www.somersetgardenstrust.org.uk Open in new window