DARTMOOR PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 15 April 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £556,278
Latest expenditure: £244,592
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Old Duchy Hotel, Tavistock Road, Princetown, YELVERTON, PL20 6QF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the CIO are the conservation, preservation, protection and enhancement of the landscape, antiquities flora and fauna, natural beauty, cultural heritage and the scientific merit of Dartmoor for the public benefit.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £556,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £244,592

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: 6 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £192,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,090

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: 3 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £192,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,090

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: 14 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £155,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,678

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: 15 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £155,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,678

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £556,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £244,592
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 6 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £192,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,090
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 3 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £192,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,090
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 14 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £155,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,678
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 15 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £155,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £110,678
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 482771
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 25647
Income Investments: 47860
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 556278
Income Legacies: 303462
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £244,592
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 244592
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 136304
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1903396
Assets Own Use: 111000
Assets Long Term Investment: 1792396
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £83,176
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,836
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,967,736
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16310
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2526
Assets Cash: £69,637
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1965736
Funds Restricted: 2000
Funds Total: 1967736
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DARTMOOR PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-04-15T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Apr 2019 as amended on 13 Jun 2022 as amended on 07 Jun 2025
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE, ANTIQUITIES FLORA AND FAUNA, NATURAL BEAUTY, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE SCIENTIFIC MERIT OF DARTMOOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1 THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND ON DARTMOOR SUBJECT TO THE ANCIENT RIGHTS OF COMMONERS;2 THE PRESERVATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST OF THE DARTMOOR COMMONS AND FOR THIS PURPOSE TO ASSIST AND CO-OPERATE WITH THE COMMONERS AND ANY ORGANISATION IN ACHIEVING THIS OBJECT;3 THE STUDY OF AND THE RECORDING AND PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION UPON THE ANTIQUITIES, HISTORY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF DARTMOOR; AND4 THE STUDY, IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER BODIES, OF FUTURE TRENDS ON DARTMOOR AND THE PUTTING FORWARD OF IDEAS TO ENSURE THEIR DEVELOPMENT ALONG LINES IN HARMONY WITH THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 604893
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF DARTMOOR

Charity Name Id: 604894
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DPA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures