THE MERLIN TRUST

Charity number: 803441
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aim of the Trust is to give financial assistance to keen young horticulturists, and those new to horticulture, enabling them to further their knowledge of plants in the wild, or in gardens. This study could take any of the following forms - photography, painting, written observations, seed collecting or help with conservation projects, especially involving garden plants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £24,096
Total expenditure: £38,576

People

7 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 May 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lee Daren Hale Trustee 08 October 2022
None on record
DAVID GILCHRIST KNOTT Trustee 12 April 2018
None on record
Kit Strange Trustee 20 February 2018
None on record
Paul Cook Trustee 05 July 2016
None on record
JONATHAN THEODORE MILLER Trustee 31 October 2011
None on record
JIM JERMYN Trustee
None on record
SALLY PETITT Trustee
ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £28.37k £38.12k £28.09k £30.41k £24.10k
Total expenditure £54.78k £13.21k £16.43k £19.92k £38.58k
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 05 April 2024 16 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2023 08 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 08 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 11 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 11 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 08 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 08 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 04 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 04 December 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 22ND JANUARY 1990

Charitable objects

A. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING GRANTS FOR STUDENTS TO ENDABLE THEM TO TRAVEL BOTH ABROAD AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO STUDY PLANTS IN THE WILD AND IN GARDENS; OR B. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROMOTING GENERALLY THE STUDY OF PLANTS IN THE WILD BUT NOT SO AS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO OR BREEDING OF PLANTS; OR C. FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Merlin Trust
c/o Head of Horticulture
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 Brookside
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1JE
Phone:
07551867152
Email:
info@merlin-trust.org.uk
Website:

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