Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

HESTERCOMBE GARDENS TRUST LIMITED

The restoration and maintenance of all the historic gardens and buildings at Hestercombe for the benefit and education of the public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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		£2,647	£2,640	£7	£1,156	£11,097	£11,092	50.4	65	115
31/12/21		£2,988	£2,370	£618	£947	£11,090	£11,062	56	60	115
31/12/20		£1,846	£1,705	£141	£648	£10,422	£10,401	73.2	56	135
31/12/19		£2,149	£2,257	£-108	£1,020	£10,280	£10,278	54.6	62	135
31/12/18		£4,615	£2,074	£2,541	£956	£10,389	£10,368	60	63	135
31/12/17		£2,248	£2,032	£217	£1,008	£6,916	£6,878	40.6	57	0
31/12/16		£1,883	£1,889	£-5	£955	£6,700	£6,700	42.6	56	0
31/12/15	*	£1,668	£1,715	£-47	£851	£6,705	£6,663	46.6	49	0
31/12/14		£1,421	£1,599	£-178	£837	£6,753	£6,753	50.7	44	0
31/12/13		£3,697	£1,461	£2,236	£672	£6,931	£6,931	56.9	45	0
31/12/12	*	£1,363	£1,448	£-85	£677	£4,696	£4,696	38.9	45	0
31/12/11	*	£1,220	£1,414	£-195	£613	£4,781	£4,781	40.6	49	0
31/12/10		£897	£607	£290	£563	£4,783	£4,783	94.5	50	0
31/12/09		£1,105	£625	£480	£782	£4,407	£4,393	84.4	48	0
31/12/08		£1,219	£580	£639	£832	£3,871	£3,476	72	53	0
31/12/07		£603	£526	£77	£770	£3,213	£3,213	73.3	53	0
31/12/06	*	£786	£463	£323	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05?		£1,492	£501	£991	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,047	£210	£837	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 102.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 43.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 59%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 50.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.hestercombe.com

info@hestercombe.com

01823413923

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

65 employees
115 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£914,450
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£122,000
Somerset Community Foundation	£10,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£7,291

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Investing in the infrastructure of a heritage site near Taunton in order to remove the physical barriers encountered by adults with learning disabilities
£10,000	07/03/2023	Investing in the infrastructure of a heritage site near Taunton in order to remove some of the physical barriers encountered by adults with learning disabilities and autism
DCMS - CRF21 Hestercombe Gardens Trust
£649,300	08/03/2021	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - Hestercombe House, Cheddon Fitzpaine
£6,750	15/10/2020	Replace the lead on the two towers, and associated roofs, to prevent water ingress.
DCMS - CRF20: Hestercombe Gardens Trust
£258,400	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Hestercombe Gardens Trust
£122,000	23/06/2020	COVID19: HESTERCOMBE GARDENS TRUST
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq
£7,291	01/04/2020	This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment ....more This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes offered under the previous RD programme. The measure funds activities intended to deliver environmental land management priorities contributing to Englands Biodiversity 2020 goals and legal obligations under the Habitats, Birds and Water Framework Directives and soil commitments made in the Natural Environment White Paper and increase resilience of wildlife, habitats and ecosystems to climate change. Funding is paid according to the payment rate for each option included in the individual agreement, and the area/length/number of the commitment selected and is based on income foregone and additional costs. Agreements can be 5 year multi annual commitments with the option of annual extensions for a further two years. 10 year commitments or longer will be offered in cases where an exception is clearly justified. RPA administers for measures in England.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£200,000	19/09/2018	Paradise Restored - Reuniting Hestercombe's historic landscape
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Hestercombe Gardens Trust
£60,700	05/08/2015	Sustaining and Developing Hestercombe

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-80

CHRISTOPHER ORMROD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

JOHN ABBOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

JOHN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

LADY JOSEPHINE WALEY-COHEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Sculptor

ROGER LAMBERT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

CATHERINE O'SULLIVAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Author

CATHERINE PEASE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Architect

DR MARION HARNEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Academic

CHARLES HIND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Museum Curator, Other trusteeship: THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/01/1997, number: 1060000
Registered at Companies House on 04/12/1996, number: 03287766

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR15: 9 days late, AR12: 14 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR06: 328 days late, AR04: 23 days late,

Main office

Hestercombe Gardens
Hestercombe
Cheddon Fitzpaine
Taunton
TA2 8LG

Objectives

TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, RESTORE AND RECLAIM (WHERE NECESSARY) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND EDUCATION ALL GARDENS AND BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL INTEREST OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH HESTERCOMBE HOUSE, CHEDDON FITZPAINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHEDDON FITZPAINE

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