CHAFFORD GORGES LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 31 March 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05189256
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £214,536
Latest expenditure: £209,207
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Essex Wildlife Trust, Joan Elliot Visitor Centre, Abbotts Hall Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough, COLCHEST

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Aim to improve the wildlife habitats of the nature park in order to broaden the biodiversity of the site and conserve existing species. The site is used for local community events and also for education activities for all ages as it is the major open green space for a large new housing development.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £214,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £209,207

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: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £222,364
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,762

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: 6 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £130,406
Total Gross Expenditure: £119,141

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: 8 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £139,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,447

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: 7 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £140,283
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,772

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £214,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £209,207
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £76,768
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £222,364
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,762
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £90,666
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: 44

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 6 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £130,406
Total Gross Expenditure: £119,141
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: 10

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: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £139,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,447
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: 62

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: 7 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £140,283
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,772
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,695
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHAFFORD GORGES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-03-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 JULY 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 MARCH 2006
Charitable Objects: 3A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO LOOK AFTER AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF: -(I) THE AREA KNOWN AS CHAFFORD HUNDRED GORGES COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 200 ACRES OF LAND IN THE BOROUGH OF THURROCK, ESSEX, INCLUDING WARREN GORGE, LION GORGE, GIBBS WOOD, WOULDHAM CLIFF, GRAYS GORGE, SANDMARTIN CLIFF AND ANY ADDITIONAL LAND THAT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THIS AREA;(II) THE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS OF THIS AREA;(III) THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THIS AREA;(IV) THE ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, HISTORICAL, BIODIVERSITY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC, GEOLOGICAL, AMENITY AND LANDSCAPE INTEREST OF THIS AREA,IN ANY AREA WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:(I) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF AREAS LIKE CHAFFORD HUNDRED GORGES;(II) THE PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;(III) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION,IN ANY WAYS WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.
Area Of Benefit: THE AREA KNOWN AS CHAFFORD HUNDRED GORGES COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 200 ACRES OF LAND IN THE BOROUGH OF THURROCK, ESSEX.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 337378
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHAFFORD GORGES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries