CCEW Charity Commission profile

G C R I TRUST

Registered charity 801078 · organisation 801078

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
7 March 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£11,635
Latest expenditure
£11,153
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Hollyacre, Newlands Nursery Pagham Road, Lagness, CHICHESTER, West Sussex, PO20 1LL

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.gcritrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The GCRI Trust promotes scientific research & education on cultivation of glasshouse crops/mushrooms/bulbs etc. provides small travel grants to researchers involved in British horticulture and publishes technical reports of new/interesting items of potential value to UK horticulture. They sponsor student scholarships for related courses and a biennial seminar on international future trends.

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
5 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,635
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,153
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
4 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£11,331
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,013
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
14 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£10,535
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,850
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
19 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£9,325
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,532
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
2 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£11,482
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,236

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
5 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,635
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,153
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
Count Volunteers
0
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
4 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£11,331
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,013
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
Count Volunteers
0
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
14 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£10,535
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,850
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
Count Volunteers
0
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
2 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£11,482
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,236
Charity Raises Funds From Public
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
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
G C R I TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-03-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 21ST DECEMBER 1988
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE SCEINTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BEARING ON THE CULTIVATION OF GLASSHOUSE CROPS AND MUSHROOMS AND OF BULBS, FLOWERS AND SHRUBS GROWN IN THE OPEN AND ON ANCILLARY MATTERS THERETO OR OTHERWISE TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THEREON.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
27954
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
GCRI TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures