01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Double Default
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 20 May 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
- Latest income
- £23,570
- Latest expenditure
- £30,113
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Office One, 1 Coldbath Square, Farringdon, London, EC1R 5HL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mpga.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We support the protection, preservation and enhancement of gardens and open spaces which are open to the public, particularly in disadvantaged parts of London. We also assist gardens in schools. We do this by giving modest grants and providing advice and information.
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
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- 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
- 12 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £23,570
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,113
- 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
- 26 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £20,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,735
- 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
- 19 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £21,052
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,909
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 12 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £23,570
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,113
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 16
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 26 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £20,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,735
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 16
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 19 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £21,052
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,909
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 28 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £16,183
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,361
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR19
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2019
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2020
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2020
- Total Gross Income
- £18,016
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,441
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 15
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- METROPOLITAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-05-20T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION DATED 1883.AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 14 FEB 2018
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF GREATER LONDON. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE CHARITY DIRECTS ITS ENDEAVOURS TOWARDS: (A) THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, SAFEGUARDING, ENHANCING, ACQUIRING, PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC GARDENS, DISUSED BURIAL GROUNDS, CHURCHYARDS AND OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE SAID AREA; (B) THE PROVISION OF SEATS AND THE PLANTING OF TREES WITHIN PLACES OF PUBLIC RESORT AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE SAME; AND (C) THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY WITHIN THE SAID AREA.
- Area Of Benefit
- COUNTY OF LONDON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures