NATIONAL TRAILS UK

Charity number: 1196805
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

National Trails UK will deliver its charitable objects through advocacy, liaising with government and working with relevant departments on long-term policy and strategy for the National Trails. It will actively raise funds in support of its objectives, enabling information exchange and learning opportunities for members and will market and promote the National Trails for the benefit of all.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £407,517
Total expenditure: £610,866

Total income includes £331,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 November 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Andrew John Gattiker Chair 03 November 2021
None on record
CRAIG GRIMES Trustee 28 April 2025
SLAITHWAITE CIVIC HALL TRUST
Received: On time
EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY CIO
Received: On time
Karen Jane Pulford Trustee 28 April 2025
THE MYTON HOSPICES
Received: On time
Patrick Gordon Bowhill Stockwell Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
Andrew Wang Trustee 06 October 2023
None on record
Dr Katy Rebecca Owen Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Shane Robert Logan Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Jeremy Scott Clark Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Simon Roger Kearey Trustee 03 November 2021
WYCOMBE YOUTH ACTION
Received: On time
THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM TRUST
Received: On time
Julian Martin Gray Trustee 03 November 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £229.00k £614.23k £407.52k
Total expenditure £64.11k £409.57k £610.87k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £160.00k £579.52k £331.00k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £614.23k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £409.57k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £2.48k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £9.79k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £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 March 2025 23 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 23 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 May 2024 106 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 May 2024 106 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO: (1) PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PUBLIC BY SECURING THE PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE VARIOUS NATIONAL TRAILS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ('THE NATIONAL TRAILS'), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO WALK, RIDE AND TAKE EXERCISE USING THE NATIONAL TRAILS AND TO ACCESS AND ENJOY THE LANDSCAPES THROUGH WHICH THEY PASS; (2) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS, THEIR HISTORY AND HERITAGE, THE COMMUNITIES LINKED WITH THEM AND THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THEY ARE SITUATED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND HERITAGE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; AND (3) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN, THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THIS RELATES TO THE NETWORK OF NATIONAL TRAILS AND THE LANDSCAPES THROUGH WHICH THEY RUN.

Contact information

Address:
National Trails UK
c/o Unit 11
Residence 2
Royal William Yard
Phone:
07828 647659
Email:
info@nationaltrails.uk
Website:

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