Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

NATIONAL FRUIT COLLECTIONS TRUST 

the trust was established for the advancement of the educaiton of the public in the art and science of horticulture, research into fruit husbandry, and the conservation and evaluation of cultivars of fruit
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Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 34 years

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Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
30/06/22£8£110£-102n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£7£56£-49n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£8£29£-21n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19*£4£20£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£9£58£-49£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£10£167£-156£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£12£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£12£32£-21£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£51£18£32£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£8£20£-11£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£317£24£293£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£18£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£54£14£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09*£10£14£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08?*£444£660£-216£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07£615£407£208£0£238£238700
28/02/06*£239£261£-22£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05*£276£275£0£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04*£249£248£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-82
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/1990, number: 328674
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/04/1990, number: 02496234
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 306 days late, AR09: 68 days late, AR08: 269 days late, AR06: 353 days late, AR05: 71 days late, AR04: 32 days late,
Main office

FARM ADVISORY SERVICES TEAM
BROGDALE ROAD
OSPRINGE
FAVERSHAM
ME13 8XZ

Objectives

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HORTICULTURE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE UNDERTAKING OF RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE GROWTH CULTIVATION UTILISATION AND NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES OF FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES AND ALL OTHER PLANTS PRODUCING EDIBLE PRODUCTS AND THE DISSEMINATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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