BRAINTREE AND BOCKING PUBLIC GARDENS

Charity number: 212989
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To maintain Braintree & Bocking Public Gardens as a beautiful and tranquil public space for the enjoyment nature in a safe and welcoming environment for all.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £84,536
Total expenditure: £61,679

People

7 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:
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 November 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
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 handling
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alan Payne Chair 27 September 2022
None on record
Dr Vince Eade Trustee 28 March 2023
None on record
Stephen David Beckett Trustee 18 November 2021
None on record
VANESSA SANTOMAURO Trustee 27 April 2020
None on record
Mark Cornell Trustee 28 April 2015
None on record
Tony Pritchard Trustee 20 January 2014
None on record
SUSAN JANE PERTWEE Trustee 18 October 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £37.76k £89.36k £57.39k £59.00k £84.54k
Total expenditure £43.28k £59.20k £64.94k £68.25k £61.68k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.67k 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 December 2024 08 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 08 May 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 May 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 July 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 07 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.

DEED OF GIFT DATED 16/11/1888 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 06/09/2005 AS AMENDED ON 04/10/2005 AS AMENDED ON 01/06/2006 AS AMENDED ON 03/08/2010 AS AMENDED ON 07/06/2011 AS AMENDED ON 07/02/2012

Charitable objects

PUBLIC GARDENS FOR GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit

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

BRAINTREE AND BOCKING.

Contact information

Address:
HOLMES & HILLS
BOCKING END
BRAINTREE
CM7 9AJ
Phone:
01376773066
Email:
info@braintreeandbockinggardens.co.uk
Website:

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