Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Dormant: -10
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -8

THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Ensuring public access and the preservation of Great Dixter Historic House and Gardens

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/23	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£4,090	£888	£3,201	£755	£5,074	£3,001	40.5	18
31/03/09		£1,075	£1,064	£11	£744	£1,872	£1,820	20.5	23
31/03/08	*	£1,937	£247	£1,691	£121	£1,862	£280	13.6	22
31/03/07	*	£231	£62	£169	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06	*	£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0
05/04/05	*	£2	£0	£2	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.greatdixter.co.uk

office@greatdixter.co.uk

01797254048

Charity Commission for England and Wales

This Charity appears to be dormant

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - CRF21 Great Dixter Charitable Trust
£291,700	08/03/2021	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20:The Great Dixter Charitable Trust
£190,600	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

GYR KING Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST, TOWNER,

JOHN PRIER WOTTON Appointed: 2019

TOM COOPER

ADRIAN JAMES COLIN COOPER Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

CHARLES WHEELTON HIND FSA, Other trusteeship: THE LUTYENS TRUST,

GEOFFREY DYER (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

HENRIETTA NORMAN Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

JOHN MASSEY Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

JONATHON CHARLES RINGER Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

JUDITH ANNE FELICITY CLIGMAN Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

MR J FRENCH, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

OLIVIA ELLER Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

PASCAL GARBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Garden Designer/Plants Expert, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2004, number: 1103355

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR20: 94 days late, AR18: 138 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 22 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR08: 103 days late, AR07: 51 days late, AR06: 416 days late, AR05: 24 days late,

Main office

The Great Dixter Charitable Trust
Great Dixter House and Gardens
Northiam
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 6PH

Objectives

A) TO PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, RESTORE, RENOVATE, ENHANCE, ENRICH, REGENERATE AND REDEVELOP (AS NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE) THE GARDEN (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LONG HONOURED GARDENING SPIRIT AND TRADITION OF THE SETTLOR AS EVIDENCED IN ANY LETTER OR MEMORANDUM PREPARED BY HIM AND DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEES AND IN THE CONSIDERABLE BODY OF HORTICULTURAL LITERATURE PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE SETTLOR THROUGHOUT HIS WORKING LIFE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO VISIT AND ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF THE GARDEN AT STATED TIMES DURING EACH YEAR;B) TO PRESERVE, REPAIR, MAINTAIN, RESTORE AND ENHANCE THE HOUSE (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESERVATION PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES APPLICABLE THERETO AS AN ENGLISH GRADE I LISTED HERITAGE PROPERTY) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO VISIT AND ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE HOUSE AT STATED TIMES DURING EACH YEAR;C) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE WOODLETS IN A MANNER THAT SERVES THE OBJECTS SET OUT ABOVE FOR THE GARDEN AND THE HOUSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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