Children's Memorial Garden & Food Bank — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 24 September 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £26,530
Latest expenditure: £26,394
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: SADDLEBACK BARN, LOWER ICKNIELD WAY, LONGWICK, PRINCES RISBOROUGH, HP27 9RL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Children's Memorial Garden is an organisation designed to help families who have lost or have a missing child. A peaceful garden and a beautiful orchard is offered for reflection and remembrance, helping them cope with their loss.Some field space is allocated to food production for distribution by local charities and food banks.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,530
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,394

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,194

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,797

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,442
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,748

Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £106,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,510

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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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £26,530
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,394
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: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,194
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,797
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,442
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,748
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: 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: 29 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £106,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,510
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Children's Memorial Garden & Food Bank
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-09-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 10 JUL 2018 as amended on 27 Jul 2022 as amended on 05 Oct 2022 as amended on 29 Nov 2022
Charitable Objects: 1) TO PROVIDE A SPACE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE LOSS OF A CHILD 2) TO RAISE FUNDS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE GARDEN3) TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CHARITY SO MORE PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT 4) TO PRODUCE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL CHARITIES AND FOODBANKS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 658000
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL GARDEN

Charity Name Id: 632647
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL GARDEN

Charity Name Id: 604209
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN'S ROUND CHAPEL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures