Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 14
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST

Chiswick House and Gardens Trust - the objectives of the charity are to advance education by preservation, restoration, maintenance, repair and enhancement of the property and its contents, for the benefit of the public and historical and architectural heritage of England.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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£1,961£1,952£8£674£752£6894.234144
31/03/23£1,889£1,828£61£703£744£6234.132180
31/03/22£1,682£1,617£65£535£683£4593.417225
31/03/21£1,332£1,364£-32£428£618£4183.713160
31/03/20?£1,371£1,210£162£466£650£4514.526170
31/03/18£1,208£1,333£-125£486£440£3953.6250
31/03/17£968£1,017£-49£319£565£4875.7160
31/03/16£989£921£68£335£614£5196.8140
31/03/15£884£783£101£286£546£4406.7100
31/03/14£746£899£-153£381£446£3614.880
31/03/13£846£833£13£328£598£5107.370
31/03/12£504£669£-165£13£586£3255.850
31/03/11?£357£495£-138n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/10£359£1,048£-688n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/09£1,122£723£399£4£1,577£1,5672620
31/07/08£792£6£786£2£1,178£35.820
31/07/07*£380£2£378n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/06£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 72.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 36.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 20 years

www.chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk

info@chgt.org.uk

020 3141 3350

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hounslow,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£462,100
London Borough of Hounslow£338,619
The Linbury Trust£260,000
The Foyle Foundation£240,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£195,179
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
£214,591 15/03/2024
Cedar Yards Community & Creative Campus, the redevelopment of under & unused heritage spaces, will be the first phase and will deliver an expanded programme of community and learning facilities and activities for local residents.
The Linbury Trust - Participation programme - Chiswick House
£210,000 14/03/2024
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A grant over three years to continue and expand the horticulture and gardening participation programme.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
£2,600 04/03/2024
£2,600 (6.5 days) to provide an eco audit.
The Linbury Trust - Energy efficiency - Chiswick House
£50,000 13/12/2023
A grant focused on energy efficiency, to remove an oil-fired boiler and replace with new electric radiators.
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£200,000 28/11/2023
towards a major capital development - Cedar Yards Community and Creative Campus
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
£162,379 19/04/2023
Community Fruit Garden and new Volunteer Base: project planning
Wates Foundation - Kitchen Gardener - AWF Sept 2022
£14,000 21/09/2022
To support the most critical and crucial role in our gardens:our Kitchen Gardener. The success of our organisation relies on our Kitchen Gardener managing our 80 volunteers and Kitchen Garden apprentice who help to plant, cultivate and harvest our ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
£124,028 12/05/2022
Construction of a new Learning Centre, a Community Pavilion and four new workspaces
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£40,000 28/04/2021
towards core costs to support delivery over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - CRF21: Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
£44,200 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF21: Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
£109,900 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20: Chiswick House & Gardens Trust
£308,000 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chiswick House & Gardens Trust
£32,800 19/06/2020
COVID19: Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chiswick House & Gardens Trust
£85,000 03/07/2018
Chiswick House and Gardens: Towards a fully integrated, inclusive and self-sustaining Grade I Listed site
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
£89,100 13/05/2015
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£89,100 over three years (£29,130; £29,700; £30,270) for the salary of the full-time Kitchen Gardener and associated project costs.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Chiswick House & Gardens Trust
£15,000 23/07/2014
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Kitchen Garden Project programme which supports volunteers to work in the Kitchen Garden for their own benefit and for the garden's
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-81
  • CLARE HEBBES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Property Development
  • COUNCILLOR AMY CROFT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor
  • COUNCILLOR JOHN RICHARD TODD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Councillor
  • HEATHER CLARK CHARRINGTON Appointed: 2024
  • KATHRYN FOSTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • KAUSER FADAL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Laywer
  • LYCIA LOBO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
  • NAZIR HUSSAIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • PAULA GHOSH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • SEBASTIAN EDWARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • SIAN ALEXANDRA ALEXANDER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Theatre Consultant
  • TATINDER SINGH Appointed: 2024
  • VICKY TAYLOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/2005, number: 1109239
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/07/2004, number: 05171882
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
18 returns made; AR07: 27 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHISWICK HOUSE FRIENDS on 17/09/2024
Main office

Chiswick House
Estate Office
Hogarth Lane
LONDON
W4 2QN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PROPERTY KNOWN A CHISWICK HOUSE AND GROUNDS, CHISWICK, LONDON (THE PROPERTY) AND ITS CONTENTS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND OF THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF ENGLAND AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. CHISWICK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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