THE FRIENDS OF THE RIDGEWAY

Charity number: 1107926
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The preservation for the benefit of the public of all the natural aspects and features of the ancient Ridgeway trackways in Southern England, including The Ridgeway National Trail, and its extensions and associated features, and the provision of relevant recreational and educational facilities and events relating thereto.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £8,987
Total expenditure: £7,959

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Wiltshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 February 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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
MICHAEL HARRY LEWINGTON Chair 25 April 2021
None on record
Wendy Penelope Tobitt Trustee 17 June 2025
None on record
Carl Antony Moffat Trustee 23 April 2023
None on record
Nathanael Boyd Trustee 25 April 2021
THE FARINGDON AND DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TRUST
Received: On time
Duncan Grahame Strutt Trustee 09 June 2020
None on record
Timothy William Hunt Lewis Trustee 28 April 2019
THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIMITED
Received: On time
David Cavanagh Trustee 16 February 2018
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 £3.29k £6.78k £4.43k £7.50k £8.99k
Total expenditure £7.03k £2.70k £4.40k £7.90k £7.96k
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 December 2024 10 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2023 29 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 MARCH 2004 AS AMENDED 15 MARCH 2009

Charitable objects

THE CHARITYãS OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE PRESERVATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF ALL THE NATURAL ASPECTS AND FEATURES OF THE ANCIENT RIDGEWAY TRACK-WAYS ALONG THE CHALK DOWNS OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND, INCLUDING THE RIDGEWAY NATIONAL TRAIL AND ANY EXTENSION THEREOF, AND OF THEIR ASSOCIATED FEATURES, MONUMENTS AND ACCESS PATHS; AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS RELATING THERETO.

Area of benefit

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

THE AREA OF THE RIDGWAY NATIONAL TRAIL.

Contact information

Address:
12 THE WILLOWS
WOOTTON
BOARS HILL
OXFORD
OX1 5LD
Phone:
01865 321202
Email:
enquiries@ridgewayfriends.org.uk
Website:

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