BURES COMMON LAND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 October 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07641153
Financial period: 1 June 2025 – 31 May 2026
Latest income: £8,168
Latest expenditure: £7,312
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Malting Farm House, Nayland Road, BURES, Suffolk, CO8 5BL

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide, improve and/or maintain and own land in Bures, particularly Bures Common, to be used as an area of recreation or other leisure time occupation by the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life in the interests of social welfare and for the benefit of the public

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 3 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,168
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,312

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,259

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,266
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,963

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,067

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,992
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,424

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BURES COMMON LAND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-10-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/05/2011
Charitable Objects: 1. TO PROVIDE, IMPROVE AND/OR MAINTAIN, AND OWN LAND IN BURES ST MARY (SUFFOLK) AND BRUES HAMLET TO BE USED AS AN AREA OF RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.2. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HISTORICAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE HERITAGE OF ENGLAND IN GENERAL AND OF BURES ST MARY (SUFFOLK) AND BRUES HAMLET IN PARTICULAR.3. TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING AND OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND IN PARTICULAR IN BURES ST MARY (SUFFOLK) AND BRUES HAMLET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS TO MAINTAIN OPEN SPACES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO BE USED AS AREAS OF INFORMATION, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests