THE BISHOP'S MEADOW TRUST

Charity number: 1138417
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To acquire and thereafter maintain as public open space The Bishop's Meadows in Farnham - a little piece of Farnham that remains forever ours

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £10,250
Total expenditure: £4,995

Total income includes £3,481 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 October 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Libby Ralph Trustee 26 September 2022
FRIENDS OF FARNHAM PARK
Received: On time
Peter Lightfood Trustee 26 September 2022
None on record
Patrick Weller Trustee 26 September 2022
None on record
JOHN MICHAEL FRANK Trustee 18 September 2021
None on record
NICHOLAS GREEN Trustee 20 October 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £17.83k £23.41k £16.55k £28.67k £10.25k
Total expenditure £15.55k £32.92k £9.69k £6.37k £5.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £2.85k £3.65k £3.48k

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 2024 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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 26 NOVEMBER 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 22 SEPTEMBER 2010 AS REGISTERED COMPANIES HOUSE 5 OCTOBER 2010

Charitable objects

TO ACQUIRE MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE LAND KNOWN AS BISHOP'S MEADOW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF FARNHAM, SURREY, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA: (A) AS A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE , INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AND/OR (B) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Area of benefit

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

FARNHAM, SURREY

Contact information

Address:
14th Floor
33 Cavendish Square
W1G 0PW
Phone:
02074479000
Email:
Info@bishopsmeadowtrust.com
Website:

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