01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 17 April 1973
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,098,835
- Latest expenditure
- £1,178,697
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Markshall Estate, Marks Hall Road, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1TG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.markshall.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Arboretum and Gardens open to the public with extensive woodland and arable farmland. In pursuit of the Trust's charitable objects the property is managed with due regard for nature conservation, landscape, historic interest and heritage, recreation, and as a scientific and educational resource
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
- 25 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,098,835
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,178,697
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,112,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,628,126
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,438,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,155,646
- 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 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,701,260
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,250,533
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,323,399
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,747,513
04 Official extract
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
- 25 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,098,835
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,178,697
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £31,876
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 41
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,112,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,628,126
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 34
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,438,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,155,646
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 26
- 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 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,701,260
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,250,533
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 22
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,323,399
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,747,513
- 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
- £13
- Income From Government Grants
- £59,763
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 37
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 25 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 68271
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 605651
- Income Charitable Activities
- 345609
- Income Investments
- 47428
- Income Other
- 31876
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1098835
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £410,686
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £768,011
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1178697
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 164476
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 660849
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 141967
- Gain Loss Investment
- 49854
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1906181
- Assets Own Use
- 1009651
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 896530
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,058,773
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £236,031
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,728,923
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 236031
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £330,159
- Funds Endowment
- 1486181
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2229939
- Funds Restricted
- 12803
- Funds Total
- 3728923
- Count Employees
- 20
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 22 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13514
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 780298
- Income Charitable Activities
- 262105
- Income Investments
- 53449
- Income Other
- 3615
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1112981
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £833,570
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £794,556
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1628126
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38802
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 776172
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 165674
- Gain Loss Investment
- -12762
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1976386
- Assets Own Use
- 1115393
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 860993
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,000,844
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £358,487
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,618,743
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 349060
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 9427
- Assets Cash
- £417,469
- Funds Endowment
- 1486181
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2119759
- Funds Restricted
- 12803
- Funds Total
- 3618743
- Count Employees
- 21
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 33861
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1069799
- Income Charitable Activities
- 274699
- Income Investments
- 60638
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1438997
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,163,309
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £992,337
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2155646
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24520
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1005786
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 294520
- Gain Loss Investment
- 165486
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5324888
- Assets Own Use
- 3086962
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2237926
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £199,919
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,378,157
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,146,650
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 414300
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 963857
- Assets Cash
- £51,064
- Funds Endowment
- 2431181
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1707650
- Funds Restricted
- 7819
- Funds Total
- 4146650
- Count Employees
- 60
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 89043
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1247461
- Income Charitable Activities
- 309770
- Income Investments
- 54986
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1701260
- Income Legacies
- 79375
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,340,752
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £909,781
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2250533
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 42307
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1071194
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 140801
- Gain Loss Investment
- -542395
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £159,200
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5641870
- Assets Own Use
- 3300862
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2341008
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £707,815
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,651,872
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,697,813
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 669639
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 982233
- Assets Cash
- £248,945
- Funds Endowment
- 2930374
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1753106
- Funds Restricted
- 14333
- Funds Total
- 4697813
- Count Employees
- 72
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 12 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21049
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 920615
- Income Charitable Activities
- 344997
- Income Investments
- 36738
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1323399
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,184,719
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £562,794
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1747513
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1036661
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 158838
- Gain Loss Investment
- 172938
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 1405216
- Reserves
- £242,720
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6464770
- Assets Own Use
- 3333038
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3131732
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £839,800
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,515,089
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,789,481
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 427267
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1087822
- Assets Cash
- £342,529
- Funds Endowment
- 3275973
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2498755
- Funds Restricted
- 14753
- Funds Total
- 5789481
- Count Employees
- 64
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Markshall Estate
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1973-04-17T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- SCHEME DATED 15 OCT 1971AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 07 DEC 2007AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 24 SEP 2009AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09 MAY 2011AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 10 AUG 2016AS AMENDED ON 15 MAR 2019AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 07 NOV 2019AS AMENDED ON 21 APR 2020AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 18 AUG 2020AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 10 MAY 2021AS AMENDED ON 05 APR 2022AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09 DEC 2022AS AMENDED ON 29 MAY 2024AS AMENDED ON 10 SEP 2024AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 DEC 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATION OF AGRICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE AND FORESTRY.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 123907
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MARKS HALL ESTATE
- Charity Name Id
- 123917
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THOMAS PHILLIPS PRICE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 123899
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MARKS HALL ENTERPRISES
- Charity Name Id
- 508322
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MARKS HALL ESTATE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures