ST ALBANS WOODLAND BURIAL TRUST

Charity number: 1118216
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide and maintain for the benefit of the public woodland sites for the burial of the dead

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £151,698
Total expenditure: £143,257

People

10 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 March 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Barry Southam Trustee 14 November 2021
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BEDFORD
Received: On time
Rev David John Middlebrook Trustee 16 May 2021
ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES
Received: On time
THE ST ALBANS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Received: On time
STEVENAGE PIONEER YOUTH TRUST
Received: On time
CHEW'S FOUNDATION AT DUNSTABLE
Received: On time
JANET ROSEMARY DAY Trustee
THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF BEDFORD BENEVOLENT FUND
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BEDFORD
Received: On time
KATHRYN HELEN ANNE ABRAHAM Trustee
None on record
AVRIL MARGARET WILLIAMS Trustee
None on record
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS IZZARD Trustee
None on record
REV DR GRAHAM ROBERT CAPPLEMAN Trustee
THE LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT
Received: On time
LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP
Received: On time
LEE ABBEY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' CLUB
Received: On time
LEE ABBEY HOUSEHOLD COMMUNITIES
Received: On time
LEE ABBEY FELLOWSHIP
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BEDFORD
Received: On time
JAMES WILLIAMS Trustee
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BEDFORD
Received: On time
MICHAEL JOHN COOPER Trustee
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BEDFORD
Received: On time
Councillor Charles Royden Trustee
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, BEDFORD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £163.09k £171.99k £154.27k £119.69k £151.70k
Total expenditure £118.72k £170.40k £137.28k £107.53k £143.26k
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 2025 24 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 24 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 August 2021 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 ON 13 DECEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND EDUCATION WOODLAND SITES FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD, TO DEVELOP AND PRESERVE THE SITES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SEMI-NATURAL WOODLAND ENVIRONMENT, TO ENSURE A DIVERSITY IN WOODLAND STRUCTURE TO SAFEGUARD NOTABLE SPECIES AND COMMUNITIES AND TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN MINISTERS ENGAGED IN MINISTRY OR PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE DYING AND THE BEREAVED.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
ST. MARKS CHURCH & COMMUNITY CENTRE
CALDER RISE
BEDFORD
MK41 7UY
Phone:
01234342613
Email:
office@woodlandburialtrust.com
Website:

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