THE DENYS EYRE BOWER BEQUEST

Charity number: 291203

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The primary objective of the Denys Eyre Bower Bequest is the preservation and maintenance of Chiddingstone Castle and its contents, including the collections of the late Denys Eyre Bower, in perpetuity for the benefit of the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £393,915
Total expenditure: £441,953

People

1 Trustee(s)

16 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 February 1985: 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
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bower Bequest Trustee Company Limited Trustee 13 July 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £399.82k £373.92k £811.08k £422.39k £393.92k
Total expenditure £426.81k £357.56k £388.04k £384.77k £441.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £127.06k £62.28k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £110.43k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £99.24k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £195.39k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £406.02k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £388.04k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 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 2023 18 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 24 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 21 October 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.

SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 13 AUGUST 1984 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 2 JUNE 2004 AND SCHEMES DATED 1 NOVEMBER 2005 AND 9 APRIL 2007. AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 02 APR 2020

Charitable objects

THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION IN PERPETUITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF: (I). CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLE AND ITS GROUNDS AS A PLACE OF BEAUTY AND HISTORIC AND NATURAL INTEREST BEING THE LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS THEREON SPECIFIED IN PART I OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE SAID SCHEME. (II). THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS AS ITEMS OF AESTHETIC, HISTORIC, OR OTHER EDUCATION VALUE.

Area of benefit

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

CHIDDINGSTONE.

Contact information

Address:
Chiddingstone Castle
Hill Hoath Road
Chiddingstone
EDENBRIDGE
TN8 7AD
Phone:
01892870347
Email:
trustees@chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Website:

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