LONDON IN BLOOM

Charity number: 1079979
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

London in Bloom organisers annual competitions that the Councils, schools, commercial interests and residents of the 31 Boroughs and 2 Cities of Greater London can enter. Awards are given for horticultural excellence with an emphasis on the environment, conservation and recycling.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £42,002
Total expenditure: £40,007

People

7 Trustee(s)

60 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 March 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03859876 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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 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
GEOFFREY ROCLIFF HYDE Chair
SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST IN BLOOM
Received: On time
Nicholas George Hagon Trustee 24 May 2024
None on record
Ian Geoffrey Hyde Trustee 23 March 2021
SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST IN BLOOM
Received: On time
Ruth Growney Trustee 20 March 2019
None on record
MARK WALENTY WASILEWSKI Trustee
None on record
MILES EDWARD ROBERT THOMAS WATSON-SMYTH Trustee
None on record
PETER GEORGE DANIEL HOLMAN Trustee
SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST IN BLOOM
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £38.26k £18.71k £32.08k £37.10k £42.00k
Total expenditure £40.57k £20.23k £27.67k £36.98k £40.01k
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 31 October 2023 20 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 20 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 17 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 17 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 14 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 15 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 15 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2019 14 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 14 July 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15-10-99 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 9TH JUNE 2004

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED: (1) TO PROMOTE FLORICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE IN OR VISIT LONDON PARTICULARLY BY RUNNING COMPETITIONS, WHICH ENCOURAGES THE PROVISION OF DISPLAYS OF FLOWERS, SHRUBS, TREES AND LANDSCAPES IN PLACES VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC; (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY SCHOOL CHILDREN, IN ALL OR ANY SUBJECTS CONCERNING ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION; (3) TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN LONDON BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE USE OF LAND THROUGH ALL FORMS OF HORTICULTURE AND GARDENINGNG

Area of benefit

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

GREATER LONDON

Contact information

Address:
25 FELLBROOK
RICHMOND
TW10 7UN
Phone:
02089408757
Email:
anne@londoninbloom.co.uk
Website:

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