ESSEX GARDENS TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 September 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03233796
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £7,134
Latest expenditure: £6,414
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 5 Martingale Close, BILLERICAY, Essex, CM11 1SQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.essexgardenstrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Events (eg visits to gardens)Lectures related to parks, gardens, designed landscapesFoster interest in gardening within primary schoolsComments where appropriate on planning issues if relevant to pre-existing garden environmentResearch into designed landscapes and publish books and articles on them

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 6 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,134
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,414

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,259
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,103

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,941

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,115
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,832

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £10,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,342

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,259
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,103
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,115
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,832
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £10,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,342
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ESSEX GARDENS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-09-04T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 AUG 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 OCT 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 OCT 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 OCT 2017
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE AS FOLLOWS:A. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY, ARTS AND SCIENCES OF GARDEN LAND.B. TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE AND RE-CREATE FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC, GARDEN LAND THAT MAY EXIST OR HAVE EXISTED IN ESSEX.
Area Of Benefit: ESSEX

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling