01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 August 1992
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02732245
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £23,756
- Latest expenditure
- £29,434
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE SOCIETY OF MERCHANT VENTURERS, MERCHANTS HALL, THE PROMENADE, CLIFTON DOWN, BRISTOL, BS8 3NH
02 Activities
What the charity does
To acquire & hold freehold or leasehold land to be provided in the interests of social welfare for public recreation/open space for the use of members of the public generally with a preference for the inhabitants of the City of Bristol & Clifton Down & part of Avon Gorge for protection/preservation of its ecological features.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £23,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,434
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,145
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,522
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £32,240
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,037
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,151
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £49,857
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £17,989
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,465
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £23,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,434
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,145
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,522
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £32,240
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,037
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,151
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £49,857
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £17,989
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,465
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CLIFTON DOWN CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1992-08-27T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 JULY 1992
- Charitable Objects
- TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD FREEHOLD OR LEASEHOLD LAND TO BE PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PUBLIC RECREATION OR AS A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD FREEHOLD LAND IN PARTICULAR THE AREA KNOWN AS CLIFTON DOWN AND PART OF AVON GORGE BRISTOL FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ITS NATURAL AND ECOLGICAL FEATURES INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PLANT LIFE AND FAUNA FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investment