CCEW Charity Commission profile

PARCHMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1081148 · organisation 3969818

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
15 June 2000
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03920430
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£4,282,064
Latest expenditure
£4,062,199
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: ORE PLACE FARM, THE RIDGE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.parchment-trust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of occupational and day care services to people with learning disabilities

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
5 November 2026
Date Accounts Received
5 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,282,064
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,062,199
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
3 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,611,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,511,082
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
3 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,300,136
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,655,754
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
21 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,043,328
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,872,485
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
17 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
17 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,458,206
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,375,166

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
5 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,282,064
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,062,199
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
164
Income From Government Contracts
4039434
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
3 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,611,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,511,082
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
176
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
2461825
Income From Government Grants
£25,000
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
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
3 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,300,136
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,655,754
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
167
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
3661165
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
21 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,043,328
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,872,485
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
190
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
2943499
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
17 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,458,206
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,375,166
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
181
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
2188464
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
3

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
5 November 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
26254
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4242341
Income Investments
13469
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4282064
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,062,199
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4062199
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
28003
Expenditure Support Costs
28003
Expenditure Depreciation
187381
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£987,957
Assets Total Fixed
2052179
Assets Own Use
2052179
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,115,108
Assets Total Liabilities
£253,659
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,913,628
Creditors One Year Total Current
163900
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
89759
Assets Cash
£815,994
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1924636
Funds Restricted
988992
Funds Total
2913628
Count Employees
127
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
3 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
46333
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2554885
Income Investments
10379
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2611597
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,511,082
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2511082
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17200
Expenditure Support Costs
17200
Expenditure Depreciation
118900
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£898,066
Assets Total Fixed
1999961
Assets Own Use
1999961
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,012,731
Assets Total Liabilities
£318,929
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,693,763
Creditors One Year Total Current
196924
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
122005
Assets Cash
£732,307
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1696973
Funds Restricted
996790
Funds Total
2693763
Count Employees
128
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
3 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
539895
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3746655
Income Investments
13586
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4300136
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,655,754
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3655754
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19871
Expenditure Support Costs
19871
Expenditure Depreciation
203666
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£833,424
Assets Total Fixed
1969617
Assets Own Use
1969617
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£922,208
Assets Total Liabilities
£298,577
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,593,248
Creditors One Year Total Current
167989
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
130588
Assets Cash
£584,460
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1616545
Funds Restricted
976703
Funds Total
2593248
Count Employees
130
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
21 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
14967
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3023225
Income Investments
5136
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3043328
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,872,485
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2872485
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12308
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
128217
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£735,623
Assets Total Fixed
1512232
Assets Own Use
1512232
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£802,886
Assets Total Liabilities
£366,252
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,948,866
Creditors One Year Total Current
152336
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
213916
Assets Cash
£487,725
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1463694
Funds Restricted
485172
Funds Total
1948866
Count Employees
120
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
17 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
35322
Income Other Trading Activities
4200
Income Charitable Activities
2417880
Income Investments
804
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2458206
Income Legacies
13715
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£674
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,374,492
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2375166
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8556
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
98583
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£684,592
Assets Total Fixed
1246994
Assets Own Use
1246994
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£763,785
Assets Total Liabilities
£232,756
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,778,023
Creditors One Year Total Current
99991
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
132765
Assets Cash
£529,241
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1280661
Funds Restricted
497362
Funds Total
1778023
Count Employees
111
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Sussex
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PARCHMENT TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2026-02-23T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5133320
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1184468
Assoc Charity Name
THYME TO TRANSFORM
Charity Name
PARCHMENT TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2000-06-15T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 7 FEBRUARY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 16 MAY 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 OCT 2018
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, MINIMISING THE EFFECTS OF DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE ISOLATION, POVERTY AND DISADVANTAGE IN THE WORKPLACE, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY:A) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTLY TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS, EITHER RESIDENTIAL, IN THE COMMUNITY OR THROUGH SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMMESB) IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, OF WHICH THE ABOVE MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS ARE PART, BY CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES AND SUPPORTED BUSINESSES WHICH BENEFIT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY SOCIAL STRUCTURE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures