ARNOS VALE CEMETERY TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 July 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06272084
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £773,790
Latest expenditure: £873,731
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Arnos Vale Cemetery, West Lodge, Bath Road, Arnos Vale, BRISTOL, BS4 3EW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Arnos Vale Cemetery is a 45 acre cemetery with significant wildlife, architecture and heritage. The building restoration project is complete and we are now developing education services,a variety of cemetery services and visitor attraction facilities including guided tours, trails, a guidebook, museum with Books of Remembrance, venue hire, a shop and cafe.

03 Official extract

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: 18 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £773,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £873,731

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: 3 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £742,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £871,769

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £800,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £849,834

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £665,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £678,773

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £669,739
Total Gross Expenditure: £501,249

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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: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £773,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £873,731
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: 188

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: 3 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £742,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £871,769
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,461
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: 136

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £800,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £849,834
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: 134

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £665,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £678,773
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £123,382
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: 116

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £669,739
Total Gross Expenditure: £501,249
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: £4
Income From Government Grants: £210,249
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: 95

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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: 18 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 215709
Income Other Trading Activities: 370892
Income Charitable Activities: 182404
Income Investments: 4785
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 773790
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £387,103
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £486,628
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 873731
Expenditure Investment Management: 9817
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9172
Expenditure Support Costs: 82797
Expenditure Depreciation: 37579
Gain Loss Investment: 3298
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £65,911
Assets Total Fixed: 68474
Assets Own Use: 68474
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £207,342
Assets Total Liabilities: £106,842
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £168,974
Creditors One Year Total Current: 92518
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 14324
Assets Cash: £144,625
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 128300
Funds Restricted: 40674
Funds Total: 168974
Count Employees: 35
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 3 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 211819
Income Other Trading Activities: 350791
Income Charitable Activities: 177619
Income Investments: 1868
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 742097
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £384,143
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £487,626
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 871769
Expenditure Investment Management: 9617
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7128
Expenditure Support Costs: 67282
Expenditure Depreciation: 54465
Gain Loss Investment: 11211
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £702
Assets Total Fixed: 213147
Assets Own Use: 77170
Assets Long Term Investment: 135977
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £133,769
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,299
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £265,617
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75856
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5443
Assets Cash: £78,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 226009
Funds Restricted: 39608
Funds Total: 265617
Count Employees: 34
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 226062
Income Other Trading Activities: 361374
Income Charitable Activities: 213420
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 800856
Income Legacies: 15151
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £374,092
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £475,742
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 849834
Expenditure Investment Management: 9603
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4350
Expenditure Support Costs: 69720
Expenditure Depreciation: 49233
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £236,425
Assets Total Fixed: 109271
Assets Own Use: 109271
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £348,738
Assets Total Liabilities: £73,622
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £384,387
Creditors One Year Total Current: 66177
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 7445
Assets Cash: £276,821
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 355340
Funds Restricted: 29047
Funds Total: 384387
Count Employees: 33
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 330829
Income Other Trading Activities: 196996
Income Charitable Activities: 138107
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 665932
Income Legacies: 49392
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £194,459
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £484,314
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 678773
Expenditure Investment Management: 9198
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4050
Expenditure Support Costs: 97793
Expenditure Depreciation: 43960
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £287,687
Assets Total Fixed: 113042
Assets Own Use: 113042
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £418,053
Assets Total Liabilities: £97,730
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £433,365
Creditors One Year Total Current: 82323
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 15407
Assets Cash: £366,822
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 404318
Funds Restricted: 29047
Funds Total: 433365
Count Employees: 22
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 504666
Income Other Trading Activities: 44619
Income Charitable Activities: 120454
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 669739
Income Legacies: 28119
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £69,122
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £432,127
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 501249
Expenditure Investment Management: 7752
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10545
Expenditure Support Costs: 150167
Expenditure Depreciation: 38324
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £261,610
Assets Total Fixed: 93196
Assets Own Use: 93196
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £428,231
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,221
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £446,206
Creditors One Year Total Current: 60928
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 14293
Assets Cash: £400,923
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 377118
Funds Restricted: 69088
Funds Total: 446206
Count Employees: 13
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bristol City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARNOS VALE CEMETERY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-07-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: ARNOS VALE CEMETERY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-08-15T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4018059
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1109141
Assoc Charity Name: THE SOLDIER'S CORNER IN ARNOS VALE CEMETERY

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 7 JUNE 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23 NOV 2020 as amended on 15 Sep 2020
Charitable Objects: 1 TO SECURE THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARNOS VALE CEMETERY AND ITS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, TOMBS AND OTHER HISTORIC PHYSICAL FEATURES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND AS A CEMETERY FOR THE DECENT BURIAL OF THE DEAD.2 TO SECURE THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE, PLANTS AND NATURAL LIFE AT ARNOS VALE CEMETERY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY MAKING AVAILABLE MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVES AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THOSE BURIED IN ARNOS VALE CEMETERY AND THEIR MONUMENTS BY COLLECTING, STORING AND MAKING AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE GENEALOGIES, CONDITIONS AND LIFE STYLES OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL AND RELATED AREAS THROUGH THE AGES BY ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING A MUSEUM AND DISPLAY MATERIAL TO DEMONSTRATE ISSUES RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF ARNOS VALE CEMETERY AND THOSE BURIED IN IT AND BY PREPARING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER BODIES WHO WISH TO VISIT THE CEMETERY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PROGRAMMES, COURSES AND SYLLABUSES.4 TO SECURE THE PROPER CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF THE BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE, HISTORIC BURIAL RECORDS, CREMATION RECORDS AND OTHER ARCHIVES RELATING TO THE ARNOS VALE CEMETERY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.5 TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.
Area Of Benefit: BRISTOL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures