THE FORTESCUE GARDEN TRUST

Charity Number: 203722
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The laying out, planting, improvement, maintenance and upkeep of the trust land as a garden for the enjoyment of the public and also for the purposes of experimentation and research (by the growth and propagation of trees and plants of any kind and in any manner) with a view to the futherance of the study and science of botany and the increase of knowledge in respect thereof.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £272,808
Total expenditure: £258,505

Total income includes £517 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE GARDEN HOUSE (Working name)
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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Brunsdon Chair 19 January 2022
None on record
Ian Whitfield Smith Trustee 22 March 2025
ERME VALLEY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED LTD
Received: On time
Susan Mary Allen Trustee 15 July 2024
None on record
Jonathan Robert Webster Trustee 15 July 2024
None on record
Tim David Price Trustee 15 April 2024
None on record
Nicholas John Lewis Trustee 08 January 2024
None on record
David Jonathon Bouch Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
Rachel Watson Trustee 19 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £151.16k £297.85k £299.98k £281.94k £272.81k
Total expenditure £248.42k £265.89k £260.20k £283.07k £258.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £41.36k £15.14k £19.63k £517

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 January 2024 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 23 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 15 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 15 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 02 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 02 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 29 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 13 December 2021 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2020 28 January 2021 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 28 January 2021 59 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 21ST NOVEMBER 1961 AS VARIED BY A SCHEMES OF 27 MARCH 1996 AND 25 NOVEMBER 1997 AND RESOLUTION DATED 5 DECEMBER 2010.

Charitable objects

THE LAYING OUT PLANTING IMPROVEMENT MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE TRUST LAND AS A GARDEN FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC AND ALSO FOR THE PURPOSES OF EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH (BY THE GROWTH AND PROPAGATION OF TREES AND PLANTS OF ANY KIND AND IN ANY MANNER) WITH A VIEW TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE STUDY AND SCIENCE OF BOTANY AND THE INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE IN RESPECT THEREOF AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE METHODS AND PRACTICE OF HORTICULTURE.

Area of benefit

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

BUCKLAND MONACHORUM

Contact information

Address:
GARDEN HOUSE
BUCKLAND MONACHORUM
YELVERTON
PL20 7LQ
Phone:
01822854769
Email:
accounts@thegardenhouse.org.uk
Website:

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