MILTON'S COTTAGE TRUST (CIO)

Charity number: 1163039
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote for the public benefit, to advance the education and preserve, protect and maintain the structure, fabric and contents of Milton's Cottage ( Grade I listed ) and its gardens ( Grade II registered) as a place of historic interest and museum dedicated to the life and works of the 17th century poet and parliamentarian John Milton.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £57,001
Total expenditure: £53,699

People

10 Trustee(s)

25 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 August 2015: CIO registration
  • 08 April 2016: Funds received from 204997 MILTON COTTAGE TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SIMON AVERY Chair 06 August 2015
CHALFONT ST GILES CONSERVATION AREA COMMITTEE
Received: On time
Oliver Pengelley Trustee 04 April 2023
None on record
Dr HEATHER ANNE BARRETT-MOLD Trustee 02 December 2021
None on record
Aimee Charlotte Hudson Trustee 23 September 2021
None on record
KAREN WELCH Trustee 01 December 2016
None on record
JEREMY STUART RYMAN Trustee 03 September 2015
None on record
TIMOTHY BUTCHER Trustee 03 September 2015
None on record
PIERS HUGO BROWN Trustee 03 September 2015
None on record
TIMOTHY SIMMONS Trustee 06 August 2015
None on record
John Peter Dugdale-Bradley Trustee 06 August 2015
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILES
Received: On time

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 £57.91k £81.32k £77.40k £56.42k £57.00k
Total expenditure £47.88k £75.58k £75.39k £51.50k £53.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £11.33k 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 04 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 04 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 08 June 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 August 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 25 August 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 06 Aug 2015

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PRESERVE, PROTECT AND MAINTAIN OF THE STRUCTURE, FABRIC AND CONTENTS OF MILTON'S COTTAGE (GRADE I LISTED) AND ITS GARDENS (GRADE II REGISTERED) AS A PLACE OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THE 17TH CENTURY POET AND PARLIAMENTARIAN JOHN MILTON.

Contact information

Address:
21 Deanway
Chalfont St. Giles
HP8 4JH
Phone:
01494872313
Email:
management@miltonscottage.org
Website:

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