GRAFFHAM DOWN TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 6 July 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £14,156
Latest expenditure: £10,275
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Boswells Cottage, Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Preservation and protection of downland to preserve and protect flora and wildlife and to allow residents of Graffham and others free access on foot to open downland.

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: 7 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,275

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: 2 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,636

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: 26 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,541
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,297

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: 16 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,565

Fin Period Start Date: 6 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,598

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,275
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £8,700
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: 40

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: 2 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,636
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £8,700
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: 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: 26 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,541
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,297
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,262
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: 60

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: 16 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,565
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £8,199
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: 6 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,598
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £13,309
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GRAFFHAM DOWN TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-04T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 288498
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 288498
Assoc Charity Name: GRAFFHAM DOWN TRUST

Charity Name: GRAFFHAM DOWN TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-07-06T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Jul 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF AREAS OF OPEN DOWNLAND INTERSPERSED WITH WOODLAND, TREES AND SCRUB ON GRAFFHAM DOWN AND IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF GRAFFHAM IN ORDER TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE AND TO RE-INTRODUCE SPECIES OF FLORA AND WILDLIFE, WHICH HAVE BEEN INDIGENOUS TO GRAFFHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, BUT WHICH ARE, OR MAY BE IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION OR SUBSTANTIAL DIMINUTION IN NUMBERS AND TO ALLOW RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF GRAFFHAM AND OTHERS FREE ACCESS, BUT ON FOOT ONLY, TO THE OPEN DOWNLAND.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures