CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF HINCHINGBROOKE COUNTRY PARK

Registered charity 1051042 · organisation 1051042

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
30 November 1995
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£5,592
Latest expenditure
£4,327
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Countryside Centre, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, HUNTINGDON, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6DB

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/leisure/parks-nature-reserves-and-green-spaces/hinchingbrooke-country-park/become-a-friend-of-hinchingbrooke-country-park/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The preservation & protection of Hinchingbrooke Country Park by providing or assisting in the provision of equipment or facilities and to provide such facilities to help with the use,appreciation or education of the general public and to assist the conservation & encouragement of wildlife therein.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
13 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,592
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,327
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,479
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,546
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
17 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,233
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,969
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,190
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,417
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
29 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,736
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,461

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF HINCHINGBROOKE COUNTRY PARK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1995-11-30T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9TH NOVEMBER 1995 AS AMENDED 14TH MAY 1998AS AMENDED ON 24 MAY 2017 as amended on 26 May 2022
Charitable Objects
3.1 THE AIM OF THE FRIENDS OF HINCHINGBROOKE COUNTRY PARK IS TO HELP CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE COUNTRY PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PARK USERS.3.2 IN FURTHERING THIS AIM THE FRIENDS WILL:A) SUPPORT HUNTINGDONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL IN PROMOTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COUNTRY PARK FOR INFORMAL RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION BY PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES, ABILITIES AND INTERESTS, WHERE THIS IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, THE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND THE RURAL QUALITY OF THE COUNTRY PARK;B) RAISE FUNDS THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS, DONATIONS, EVENTS, AND GRANTS FROM OUTSIDE BODIES, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES;C) WHERE POSSIBLE PROVIDE VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE WITH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY PARK.3.3 FUNDS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE
Area Of Benefit
HINCHINGBROOKE COUNTRY PARK HUNTINGDON