Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE CARSHALTON WATER TOWER AND HISTORIC GARDEN TRUST 

To promote for the benefit and education of the general public, the maintenance, restoration and preservation of the listed 18th century Water Tower, Hermitage, the Folly Bridge, Lodge and lake with its surrounding area at Carshalton House Estate, Surrey.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/03/23£40£21£19n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£37£43£-6n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21£47£87£-40n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£36£29£7n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£39£42£-2n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/18*£40£58£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£38£12£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£39£44£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£39£39£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£36£17£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£39£28£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£83£56£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£52£53£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£37£13£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£31£18£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£527£30£497£30£520£520205.800
31/03/07£14£7£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£11£4£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£14£6£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.carshaltonwatertower.co.uk

irvineknight@btinternet.com

02086691546

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Sutton,
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 (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-92
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2001, number: 1086243
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/03/2001, number: 04175186
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 237 days late,
Main office

83 GROSVENOR AVENUE
CARSHALTON
SM5 3EN

Objectives

1.TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, REPAIR AND PRESERVATION OF THE WATER TOWER, THE HERMITAGE, THE LODGE, THE FOLLY BRIDGE, THE LAKE AND THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS AT CARSHALTON HOUSE, CARSHALTON, SURREY AS FEATURES OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR OTHER RPUBLIC INTEREST; 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE HERITAGE PROPERTY; AND 3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CARSHALTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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