Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

WILTSHIRE GARDENS TRUST 

The Trust aims to promote education relating to gardens; to survey, record and conserve gardens; to enhance gardens for the enjoyment of the public; to support garden owners and speak for them on public matters; to promote the use of gardens as an educational resource; and to support garden projects of charities within Wiltshire, including those with an emphasis on gardening as therapy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 but has stabilised more recently
  • 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
31/12/22£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£303£9£294n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/20£14£25£-11n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/12/19£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/12/18£25£29£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£23£34£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£32£28£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£31£29£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£27£24£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£37£34£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£15£17£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£27£29£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£24£23£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£17£18£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£25£22£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£24£22£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£22£19£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 39 years

wiltshiregt.org.uk

j@gooders.co.uk

07831376688

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/1985, number: 292628
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 224 days late, AR15: 207 days late, AR14: 572 days late, AR13: 937 days late, AR12: 1302 days late,
Main office

Blagden House
Keevil
TROWBRIDGE
Wiltshire
BA14 6LU

Objectives

A. PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE ARTS AND SCIENCES WHICH RELATE TO GARDEN LAND. B. TO PRESERVE ENHANCE AND RE-CREATE FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC WHATEVER GARDEN LAND MAY EXIST OR HAVE EXISTED IN AND AROUND WILTSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WILTSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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