THE COPPED HALL TRUST

Charity number: 1065569
Charity reporting is up to date (25 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Restoring an eighteenth century building and gardens to provide facilities/open space/education

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £423,706
Total expenditure: £475,520

People

8 Trustee(s)

180 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • 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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 November 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03428819 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALAN MICHAEL COX RIBA Chair
None on record
John Dawson Trustee 30 June 2024
WELLS (ALL SAINTS) PRE SCHOOL
Received: On time
Jane Taylor Trustee 30 June 2024
None on record
Andrew Lewis Trustee 29 December 2023
Heritage and Communities Trust
Received: On time
Michael Smith Trustee 06 July 2023
None on record
Louise Robertson Trustee 29 November 2020
None on record
Geoffrey Richard Speller Trustee 09 June 2019
None on record
Philip James McKinder Trustee 15 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £385.60k £739.99k £609.25k £654.43k £423.71k
Total expenditure £198.97k £191.73k £276.75k £366.38k £475.52k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £661.58k £499.35k £518.70k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £58.16k £72.22k £76.37k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £20.14k £36.02k £56.25k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £114.25k N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 £1.67k £3.12k N/A
Income - Other N/A £109 £0 £3.12k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £506.72k £322.38k £397.89k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £186.31k £268.45k £355.14k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £5.42k £8.30k £11.24k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £37.14k £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 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 December 2023 25 November 2024 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 November 2024 25 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 15 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 15 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 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 1ST SEPTEMBER 1997

Charitable objects

1. THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT FOR T HE BENEFIT OF THE DISTRICT OF EPPING FOREST IN ESSEX AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE OF COPPED HALL, IN EPPING ESSEX AND ITS OUTBUILDINGS, GARDENS, GROUNDS AND ENVIRONS FOR THE TIME BEING (TOGETHER CALLED "COPPED HALL"); AND 2. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY) IN THE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURAL VALUE OF COPPED HALL AND THE HISTORY AND ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF EPPING FOREST AND ITS SUPPORT LANDS; AND 3. IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT COPPED HALL FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958. ("SUPPORT LANDS") MEANS THOSE LANDS ADJACENT TO OR SURROUNDING EPPING FOREST WHICH PROVIDE ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION FOR THE FOREST.

Area of benefit

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

EPPING FOREST

Contact information

Address:
Copped Hall Trust
Stable Courtyard
EPPING
Essex
CM16 5HS
Phone:
01992573101
Email:
secretary@coppedhalltrust.org.uk
Website:

coppedhalltrust.org.uk