Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE FRIENDS OF BRIDGE END GARDENS

The Friends of Bridge End Gardens provide financial and practical support, restoration, preservation, ongoing maintenance & further development of Bridge End Gardens, encouraging public knowledge, use and enjoyment of The Gardens amenity. Annually, February to December, Friends Volunteers meet weekly on Thursdays at 10.00hrs, undertaking gardening tasks. The Gardens complex have won many awards.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£7£2£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£3£1£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£2£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

john.bagley@ntlworld.com

01799 502021

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNE CAROLINE HUGHES Appointed: 2017
  • ELIZABETH JEAN VINCENT-ROGERS (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • INGER HELENA O'MEARA Appointed: 2015
  • JOHN BAGLEY Appointed: 2006
  • PAUL ROBERT SKINNER Appointed: 2016
  • ROBIN JAMES O'NEILL CMG Appointed: 2000
  • RICHARD ALAN WOODS Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2000, number: 1083455
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 51 days late, AR07: 7 days late, AR04: 10 days late,
Main office

11 MUSEUM STREET
SAFFRON WALDEN
CB10 1BN

Objectives

(1) TO RESTORE, PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THE GARDENS, KITCHEN GARDEN AND VICTORIAN MAZE EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY 1.4 HECTARES AND KNOWN AS BRIDGE END GARDENS AT SAFFRON WALDEN (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO BRIDGE END GARDENS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SAFFRON WALDEN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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