THE VITACRESS CONSERVATION TRUST

Charity Number: 1115192
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To preserve and conserve wildlife and habitats associated with watercress, other salad crops, and glasshouse crops for the public benefit, and to undertake research and analysis into wildlife associated with chalk streams and other habitats associated with the above crops and to disseminate the useful results for the public benefit with a view to increasing public knowledge and awareness thereof.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £314
Total expenditure: £25,517

People

6 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:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 July 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05641061 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PROFESSOR GAIL TAYLOR Chair
None on record
Christopher Jinks Trustee 19 August 2022
None on record
Dr Martin Anthony Burton Trustee 28 June 2019
None on record
Graham Roberts Trustee 06 November 2015
None on record
HENRY GODEFROID ANDRE MARIE DU VAL DE BEAULIEU Trustee 26 August 2014
None on record
STEVE ROTHWELL Trustee
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 £30.00k £30.00k £0 £15.00k £314
Total expenditure £26.83k £12.35k £17.61k £18.10k £25.52k
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 2023 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 November 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 01 November 2021 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 30 NOVEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 2 JUNE 2006 AND 10 MARCH 2009

Charitable objects

1 TO PRESERVE AND CONSERVE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS ASSOCIATED WITH WATERCRESS AND OTHER SALAD CROPS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND 2 TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS INTO WILDLIFE ASSOCIATED WITH CHALK STREAMS AND OTHER HABITATS ASSOCIATED WITH WATERCRESS AND OTHER SALAD CROPS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS THEREOF.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Contact information

Address:
LOWER LINK FARM
LOWER LINK
ST. MARY BOURNE
ANDOVER
HAMPSHIRE
SP11 6DB
Phone:
01264738766
Email:
vct@soton.ac.uk
Website:

http://www.vitacress-conservation.org/ Open in new window