BORDE HILL GARDEN LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 January 1966
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00867120
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £678,094
Latest expenditure: £356,765
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Borde Hill House, Borde Hill Garden, Borde Hill Lane, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 1XP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bordehill.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Preservation and restoration of the Borde Hill Collection.The provision of education and training in horticulture, with a focus on the Borde Hill Collection, for all ages of the general public.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £678,094
Total Gross Expenditure: £356,765

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: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £98,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £304,148

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £260,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,037

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: 23 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £442,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £790,850

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 27 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £409,105
Total Gross Expenditure: £307,987

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £678,094
Total Gross Expenditure: £356,765
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £98,603
Total Gross Expenditure: £304,148
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 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £260,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,037
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 23 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £442,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £790,850
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £409,105
Total Gross Expenditure: £307,987
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £139,592
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 11

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 329259
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 315828
Income Investments: 9
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 678094
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,823
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £325,942
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 356765
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 242120
Expenditure Depreciation: 17539
Gain Loss Investment: -130
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £14,719
Assets Total Fixed: 244298
Assets Own Use: 207469
Assets Long Term Investment: 36829
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £231,875
Assets Total Liabilities: £128,184
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £347,989
Creditors One Year Total Current: 66773
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 61411
Assets Cash: £170,087
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 14719
Funds Restricted: 333270
Funds Total: 347989
Count Employees: 41
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BORDE HILL GARDEN LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1966-01-20T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/12/1965AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/03/2013 as amended on 25 Oct 2023
Charitable Objects: 1. The objects for which the Company is established are: (a) To protect and enhance the rare and diverse collection of plants, trees and shrubs at Borde Hill for the public benefit by purchasing plants, fertilisers, stock, tools or equipment. (b) To promote and improve the knowledge, practice and understanding of the study and science of botany and horticulture, including propagation, the preservation of the listed heritage parkland and related flora and fauna, our natural environment, and practices to minimise the wider environmental impact for the public benefit by providing information in particular but not exclusively through online media, published guides, booklets and other publications. (c) To connect communities with the restorative power of nature for the public benefit to improve their mental and physical well-being by providing suitable places for the public to enjoy. (d) To achieve and support these aims and objectives by managing, improving and operating within the Borde Hill Estate, primarily the Heritage listed Garden and Parkland, or other landscapes in other parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the public benefit.(e) To employ or contract workers, consultants or advisors upon such terms as the Company may think fit from time to time.(f) To create and operate any buildings and facilities for education, recreation and other leisure and activities for the public benefit. (g) To purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any real or personal property and any rights or privileges which the Company may think necessary or convenient for the promotion of its objects, and to construct, maintain and alter any buildings or erections necessary or convenient for the work of the Company.(h) To carry out any improvements repairs or work in or on the land of the Company or other buildings or works in connection with the use of land of the Company.(i) To make from time to time Byelaws as to the days and times at which and the conditions on which the public shall be admitted to land of the Company and to vary or rescind any byelaws for the time being in force may impose reasonable charges for admission and reasonable limits on the number of persons to be admitted at any one time and may contain such other regulations and restrictions as the Company may consider necessary or proper for the due preservation and management of the land of the Company and the trees and plants therein and thereon.(j) To accept or refuse any gifts devise or bequest of land investments or money for any of the purposes of the Company.(k) To sell, let, mortgage, dispose of or turn to account all or any of the property or assets of the Company as may be thought expedient with a view to the promotion of its objects.(l) To undertake and execute any charitable trusts which may lawfully be undertaken by the Company and may be necessary to its objects.(m) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Company on such terms and on such security as may be thought fit.(n) To invest the moneys of the Company not immediately required for its purposes in or upon such investments, securities or property as may be thought fit, by the Board of the Company.(o) To establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of any charitable associations or institutions and to subscribe or guarantee money for charitable purposes in any way connected with the purposes of the Company or calculated to further its objects.(p) To do all such other things as are necessary to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.(q) To pay gratuities or pensions to ex-employees of the Company or their dependants.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL.

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Volunteer management

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Policy Name: Investment

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