BORDE HILL GARDEN LIMITED

Charity number: 246589
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation and restoration of the Borde Hill Collection. The provision of education and training in horticulture, with a focus on the Borde Hill Collection, for all ages of the general public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £98,603
Total expenditure: £304,148

People

4 Trustee(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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 January 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
00867120 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jay Robin Goddard Trustee 13 February 2025
None on record
Graham Duncan Hollis Trustee 19 February 2022
None on record
Dr TIMOTHY MARTIN UPSON Trustee 11 August 2017
GARDENS AND LAND MARKS TRUST
Received: On time
STANLEY SMITH UK HORTICULTURAL TRUST
Received: On time
ANDREWJOHN STEPHENSON CLARKE Trustee 02 October 2009
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £301.55k £409.11k £442.88k £260.95k £98.60k
Total expenditure £344.53k £307.99k £790.85k £183.04k £304.15k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £139.59k 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 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 September 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 13 November 2020 13 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 INCORPORATED 21/12/1965 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/03/2013 as amended on 25 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

1. The objects for which the Company is established are: (a) To protect and enhance the rare and diverse collection of plants, trees and shrubs at Borde Hill for the public benefit by purchasing plants, fertilisers, stock, tools or equipment. (b) To promote and improve the knowledge, practice and understanding of the study and science of botany and horticulture, including propagation, the preservation of the listed heritage parkland and related flora and fauna, our natural environment, and practices to minimise the wider environmental impact for the public benefit by providing information in particular but not exclusively through online media, published guides, booklets and other publications. (c) To connect communities with the restorative power of nature for the public benefit to improve their mental and physical well-being by providing suitable places for the public to enjoy. (d) To achieve and support these aims and objectives by managing, improving and operating within the Borde Hill Estate, primarily the Heritage listed Garden and Parkland, or other landscapes in other parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the public benefit. (e) To employ or contract workers, consultants or advisors upon such terms as the Company may think fit from time to time. (f) To create and operate any buildings and facilities for education, recreation and other leisure and activities for the public benefit. (g) To purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any real or personal property and any rights or privileges which the Company may think necessary or convenient for the promotion of its objects, and to construct, maintain and alter any buildings or erections necessary or convenient for the work of the Company. (h) To carry out any improvements repairs or work in or on the land of the Company or other buildings or works in connection with the use of land of the Company. (i) To make from time to time Byelaws as to the days and times at which and the conditions on which the public shall be admitted to land of the Company and to vary or rescind any byelaws for the time being in force may impose reasonable charges for admission and reasonable limits on the number of persons to be admitted at any one time and may contain such other regulations and restrictions as the Company may consider necessary or proper for the due preservation and management of the land of the Company and the trees and plants therein and thereon. (j) To accept or refuse any gifts devise or bequest of land investments or money for any of the purposes of the Company. (k) To sell, let, mortgage, dispose of or turn to account all or any of the property or assets of the Company as may be thought expedient with a view to the promotion of its objects. (l) To undertake and execute any charitable trusts which may lawfully be undertaken by the Company and may be necessary to its objects. (m) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Company on such terms and on such security as may be thought fit. (n) To invest the moneys of the Company not immediately required for its purposes in or upon such investments, securities or property as may be thought fit, by the Board of the Company. (o) To establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of any charitable associations or institutions and to subscribe or guarantee money for charitable purposes in any way connected with the purposes of the Company or calculated to further its objects. (p) To do all such other things as are necessary to the attainment of the above objects or any of them. (q) To pay gratuities or pensions to ex-employees of the Company or their dependants.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL.

Contact information

Address:
Borde Hill House
Borde Hill Garden
Borde Hill Lane
HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 1XP
Phone:
01444450326
Email:
info@bordehill.co.uk
Website:

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