FRIENDS OF EMERY DOWN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 July 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 20 July 2024 – 19 July 2025
Latest income: £338
Latest expenditure: £3,115
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 12 Morrison Close, Upper Basildon, READING, RG8 8LL

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.basildon-berks-pc.gov.uk/basildon-berks/friends_of_emery_down-20268.aspx (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The conservation protection and improvement of the natural environment of the wood known as Emery Down, in the parish of Basildon, Berkshire.Provision of a "woodland classroom" for use by local school children and descriptive boards to identify specific habitats, trees and plants within the wood, thereby broadening their knowledge and understanding of the natural world.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 19 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £338
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,115

Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 19 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,945
Total Gross Expenditure: £889

Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 19 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,743

Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 19 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £261

Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 19 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £310

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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: 20 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 19 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £338
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,115
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 19 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,945
Total Gross Expenditure: £889
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 19 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,743
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 19 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £261
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 20 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 19 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 19 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £310
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Berkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF EMERY DOWN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-07-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 20 Jul 2015
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FLORA, FAUNA, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE WOOD KNOWN AS EMERY DOWN, IN THE PARISH OF BASILDON, BERKSHIRE.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A "WOODLAND CLASSROOM" FOR USE BY LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN AND DESCRIPTIVE BOARDS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC HABITATS, TREES AND PLANTS WITHIN THE WOOD, THEREBY BROADENING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling