Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    THE CONGELOW ORGANIC EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST 

    To advance the education of the general public in the principles of organic farming, growing and gardening.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    05/04/23£33£41£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/22£637£29£608£8£2,959£2,9591228.800
    05/04/21*£902£30£872£4£2,329£2,329938.800
    05/04/20*£136£159£-22n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/19£13£27£-14n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/18£18£12£6£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/17£18£12£5£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/16£25£3£22£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/15£32£20£12£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/14£333£46£287£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/13£40£34£7£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/12£52£44£8£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/11£31£29£2£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/10£37£37£1£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/09£48£59£-11£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/08£24£29£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/07*£23£18£6£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/06*£23£27£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05£17£25£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04£10£21£-11£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 33 years

    b.wass@warners.law

    01732770660

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Kent,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/07/1991, number: 1003690
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR21: 66 days late, AR20: 13 days late, AR07: 44 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
    Main office

    Lower Ellenden Farm
    Water Lane
    Hawkhurst
    CRANBROOK
    Kent
    TN18 5AX

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC FARMING GROWING AND GARDENING IN PARTICULAR BY CARRYING OUT OR ASSISTING IN CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO AGRICULTURAL AND LAND ESTATE MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ORGANIC FARMING AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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