THAMESIDE NATURE PARK LTD

Charity number: 1137142
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE CHARITY OPERATES THE THAMESIDE NATURE PARK, WHICH IS FORMED OF RECLAIMED LANDFILL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £370,400
Total expenditure: £159,915

Total income includes £224,639 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

41 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Allan Trustee 06 February 2026
None on record
Richard Yates Trustee 12 July 2022
CHAFFORD GORGES LIMITED
Received: On time
THE FROGLIFE TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Jeremy Dagley Trustee 12 July 2022
CHAFFORD GORGES LIMITED
Received: On time
Samantha Quill Trustee 12 July 2022
CHAFFORD GORGES LIMITED
Received: On time
ESSEX LOCAL NATURE PARTNERSHIP
Recently registered
Adrian Laurence Pritchard Trustee 09 November 2016
None on record
DAVID ANTHONY HOLT Trustee 11 November 2015
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 £18.08k £135.68k £281.76k £307.51k £370.40k
Total expenditure £71.96k £142.80k £121.15k £135.14k £159.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £14.39k N/A N/A £166.29k £224.64k

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 08 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 08 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 September 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 August 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 October 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 FEBRUARY 2010

Charitable objects

A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAINTENANCE OF: THE AREA KNOWN AS THURROCK THAMESIDE NATURE PARK COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 ACRES OF LAND IN THE UNITARY AUTHORITY OF THURROCK INCLUDING THE RESTORED LANDFILL SITE AT MUCKING AND ANY ADDITIONAL LAND THAT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THIS AREA; II) THE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS OF THIS AREA; AND III) THE ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND HERITAGE INTEREST IN THIS AREA; B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN: THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS AREA AND OTHER AREAS LIKE THAMESIDE NATURE PARK; II) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CONSERVING AND ENHANCING THE BIODIVERSITY OF THIS AREA AND OTHER AREAS LIKE THAMESIDE NATURE PARK; AND III) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WHERE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS"

Area of benefit

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

THURROCK THAMESIDE

Contact information

Address:
Essex Wildlife Trust
Joan Elliot Visitor Centre
Abbotts Hall Farm
Maldon Road
Great Wigborough
COLCHEST
Phone:
01621862960
Email:
admin@essex.org.uk
Website:

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