CCEW Charity Commission profile

HOWICK TRUSTEES LIMITED

Registered charity 504347 · organisation 504347

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
18 June 1975
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01208214
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£789,195
Latest expenditure
£990,333
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: HOWICK TRUSTEES LIMITED, HOWICK GARDENS, HOWICK, ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE66 3LB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.howickhallgardens.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Maintenance and development of garden and wild source arboretum at Howick, together with the surrounding countryside, all in an AONB. Conservation of environment including 1 1/2 miles of coastline in a SSSI. Nature education programme for children with local schools.

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
1 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
1 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£789,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£990,333
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 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£853,722
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,002,864
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
7 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
7 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£785,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,014,053
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
1 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£818,958
Total Gross Expenditure
£929,610
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
8 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
8 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£696,534
Total Gross Expenditure
£740,896

04 Official extract

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
1 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£789,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£990,333
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
70
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 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£853,722
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,002,864
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
68
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
7 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£785,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,014,053
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
65
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
1 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£818,958
Total Gross Expenditure
£929,610
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£28,433
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
67
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
8 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£696,534
Total Gross Expenditure
£740,896
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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
77

05 Official extract

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
1 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
132244
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
599097
Income Investments
57454
Income Other
400
Income Total Income And Endowments
789195
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£990,333
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
990333
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
71640
Expenditure Support Costs
71640
Expenditure Depreciation
110643
Gain Loss Investment
75343
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,203,341
Assets Total Fixed
3304626
Assets Own Use
1719197
Assets Long Term Investment
1585429
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£161,426
Assets Total Liabilities
£262,711
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,203,341
Creditors One Year Total Current
227672
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
35039
Assets Cash
£49,912
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3203341
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3203341
Count Employees
24
Charity Only 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 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
172023
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
607798
Income Investments
66257
Income Other
7644
Income Total Income And Endowments
853722
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,002,864
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1002864
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
74701
Expenditure Support Costs
74701
Expenditure Depreciation
103903
Gain Loss Investment
-51295
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-32053
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,329,137
Assets Total Fixed
3428920
Assets Own Use
1816259
Assets Long Term Investment
1612661
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£154,666
Assets Total Liabilities
£254,449
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,329,137
Creditors One Year Total Current
197782
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
56667
Assets Cash
£26,666
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3329137
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3329137
Count Employees
25
Charity Only 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
7 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
71239
Income Other Trading Activities
313216
Income Charitable Activities
243039
Income Investments
73054
Income Other
84980
Income Total Income And Endowments
785528
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,014,053
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1014053
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
75649
Expenditure Support Costs
75649
Expenditure Depreciation
118942
Gain Loss Investment
-441875
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
3630161
Assets Own Use
1770334
Assets Long Term Investment
1859827
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£176,386
Assets Total Liabilities
£244,920
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,561,627
Creditors One Year Total Current
234892
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
10028
Assets Cash
£28,110
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3561627
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3561627
Count Employees
24
Charity Only 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
1 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
66182
Income Other Trading Activities
392678
Income Charitable Activities
272800
Income Investments
65201
Income Other
22097
Income Total Income And Endowments
818958
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£929,610
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
929610
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
110272
Expenditure Support Costs
110272
Expenditure Depreciation
73362
Gain Loss Investment
130313
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
4255457
Assets Own Use
1587890
Assets Long Term Investment
2667567
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£167,996
Assets Total Liabilities
£191,426
Assets Current Investment
113924
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,232,027
Creditors One Year Total Current
191426
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£54,072
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4232027
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4232027
Count Employees
23
Charity Only 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
8 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
121197
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
154854
Income Investments
63697
Income Other
356786
Income Total Income And Endowments
696534
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£298,871
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£442,025
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
740896
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14096
Expenditure Support Costs
263877
Expenditure Depreciation
750200
Gain Loss Investment
569054
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£33,419
Assets Total Fixed
4227860
Assets Own Use
1365550
Assets Long Term Investment
2862310
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£111,436
Assets Total Liabilities
£126,930
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,212,366
Creditors One Year Total Current
126930
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£35,452
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4212366
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4212366
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northumberland
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HOWICK TRUSTEES LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1975-06-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 18 APRIL 1975 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 SEPTEMBER 2005
Charitable Objects
1.THE ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF PLACES OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST OR OF NATURAL OR OF NATURAL OR CULTIVATED BEAUTY IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE PROVISION OF READY ACCESS TO THEM BY THE PUBLIC.2.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS OF CONSERVATION, HORTICULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, THE ARTS AND THE HISTORY OF HOWICK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE DISPLAY AND EXHIBITIONS OF RELATED ARTWORK AND THE SUPPLY OF INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
Area Of Benefit
NORTHUMBERLAND

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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