LIFE FOR A LIFE MEMORIAL FORESTS AND GARDENS

Charity number: 1096422
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Plants trees in memory of people and/or events.Operates throughout the United Kingdom.Makes donations out of the funds generated to other health related charities,including Hospices,Medical Research etc.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £425,840
Total expenditure: £405,570

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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LIFE FOR A LIFE MEMORIAL FOREST AND GARDENS (Previous 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
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
Gregory Joseph McMahon Trustee 06 February 2023
None on record
Peter Metcalfe Trustee 07 December 2017
THE BARLOW INSTITUTE
Received: On time
JONATHAN COMYN-PLATT Trustee 25 January 2017
CHILD ACTION NORTHWEST
Received: On time
SHOLVER AND MOORSIDE COMMUNITY TEAM
Received: On time
THE SHOLVER MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST
Received: On time
Jonathan Belcham Trustee 01 January 2017
None on record
Charles Rowland Trustee 17 February 2014
None on record
Edward Hardaker Trustee 19 February 2013
None on record
Jane Carroll Trustee 03 June 2011
SAPPHIRE PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time

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 £342.54k £510.32k £405.84k £422.73k £425.84k
Total expenditure £324.49k £423.38k £396.05k £422.72k £405.57k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.00k £9.48k £930 N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £499.87k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £5.80k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £4.65k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £421.16k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £1.58k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £646 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 March 2025 25 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 25 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 October 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20/02/2003 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 27/10/2003 AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2015

Charitable objects

(A) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL DISTRESS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MEMORIAL FORESTS AND GARDENS IN MEMORY OF THEIR LOVED ONES. (B) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY THE CREATION OF SUCH FORESTS AND GARDENS. (C) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND SUFFERING INTERNATIONALLY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND/OR EQUIPMENT TO OTHER CHARITIES, HOSPITALS AND HOSPICES PROVIDED THAT IN SO DOING THE TRUST SHALL NOT RELIEVE ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY, RELEVANT HEALTH SERVICE TRUST OR OTHER BODY OF ANY STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Life for a Life Memorial Forest
Melbourne House
509 Middleton Road
Chadderton
OLDHAM
OL9 9SH
Phone:
01616242299
Email:
emma.scott@lifeforalife.org.uk
Website:

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