HIGHFIELD PARK TRUST

Charity number: 1059251
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To maintain a sustainable park as public open space for the benefit of the people of St Albans and to provide facilities in the Park for their enjoyment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £370,764
Total expenditure: £413,643

People

8 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 November 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03193779 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
TIM ABBOTT Chair
None on record
Louisa Woolley Trustee 14 October 2025
None on record
Simon Bell Trustee 14 July 2025
None on record
Carla Ortega Trustee 05 September 2023
CHARLES MORRIS HALL
Received: 1 day late
Etheldreda Mary Gordon Trustee 10 June 2019
None on record
Ian Jamieson Day Trustee 09 June 2015
None on record
MIKE CURTIS Trustee 19 October 2011
None on record
SARAH GRAHAM Trustee 17 October 2011
None on record

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 £230.04k £279.68k £260.35k £286.76k £370.76k
Total expenditure £280.14k £218.22k £280.74k £362.70k £413.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £24.01k £4.00k £18.37k 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 21 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 21 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 October 2021 On time
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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 INCORPORATED 02 MAY 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 NOV 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 SEP 2013 as amended on 05 Feb 2024 as amended on 26 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit and specifically restricted to the promotion primarily for the benefit of the local community of Highfield and its neighbourhood within the area served by St Albans City and District Council of: a) the establishment and maintenance of a rural park in Highfield; b) the preservation, protection and enhancement of features to benefit the landscape and its flora and fauna c) the assistance in or provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life; d) the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the said park; and e) otherwise promoting all or any charitable purposes for the benefit of the said inhabitants

Area of benefit

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

THE AREA SERVED BY ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL

Contact information

Address:
Highfield Park Visitor Centre
Hill End Lane
ST. ALBANS
AL4 0RA
Phone:
01727847242
Email:
admin@highfieldparktrust.co.uk
Website:

www.highfieldparktrust.co.uk Open in new window