DEVON GARDENS TRUST

Charity number: 800540
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote, for the public benefit, the protection, conservation, enhancement, research and understanding of the Designed Landscapes of Devon and promote the education of the public on the arts, crafts, sciences, and all other matters connected with the heritage of those landscapes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £18,073
Total expenditure: £25,713

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon
  • Plymouth City
  • Torbay

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 December 1988: 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:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sue Beardsmore Trustee 20 August 2024
None on record
Peter Bieneman Trustee 20 August 2024
None on record
Ian William Smith Trustee 20 August 2024
None on record
Paul Faulkner Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Jane Knight Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Liz Lewis Trustee 24 September 2022
None on record
Stephanie Jane Berry Trustee 01 September 2021
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 £131.97k £19.88k £12.07k £17.33k £18.07k
Total expenditure £33.38k £17.41k £28.85k £27.78k £25.71k
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 21 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 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 ON 15 JULY 1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 24TH SEPTEMBER 1988 , 3RD FEBRUARY 2001 AND 12TH MARCH 2005. as amended on 07 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

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

Area of benefit

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

DEVON

Contact information

Address:
Exeter Community Centre
17 St David's Hill
Exeter
Devon
EX4 3RG
Phone:
07738077818
Email:
chair@devongardenstrust.org.uk
Website:

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