Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

HILL CLOSE GARDENS TRUST LIMITED

Restoration and maintenance of 16 Victorian detached garden plots in Warwick for the benefit of the townspeople of Warwick and the nation at large.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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

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: 23 years

www.hillclosegardens.com

centremanager@hcgt.org.uk

01926493339

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22		£131	£203	£-72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/21		£153	£204	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20		£132	£196	£-64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/12/19		£216	£177	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/18	*	£115	£169	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	80
31/12/17		£130	£160	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£143	£146	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£119	£144	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£106	£170	£-64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£108	£156	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£104	£130	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£108	£139	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£113	£163	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£124	£151	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£109	£141	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£287	£139	£147	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£850	£74	£777	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£195	£33	£162	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£64	£59	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
80 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	£21,500
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£8,700
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - CRF21 Hill Close Gardens Trust Limited
£21,500	08/03/2021	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Hill Close Gardens Trust
£8,700	16/07/2020	COVID19: Hill Close Gardens Trust
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Hill Close Garden Trust
£3,000	20/04/2020	They are providing alternative activities for vulnerable children and families whilst they are unable to come to the gardens. Outdoor activities are known to improve mental health.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	31/12/2018	Transforming The Visitor Experience
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Hill Close Gardens Trust
£78,000	09/10/2018	Hill Close Gardens - Transforming the Visitor Experience

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-85

CHRISTINE WAINWRIGHT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Education Officer

GEORGE HENRY CHRISTOPHER BEGG Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Chartered Engineer

HARBINDER SINGH JHITA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

JENNIFER LAMB Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Historian

LUCIE RHIANNON TITCHMARSH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Landscape Architect

RICHARD JOHN EDDY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Communications Director

ROBERT VIVIAN BLEASDALE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/02/2001, number: 1085278
Registered at Companies House on 26/04/2000, number: 03981067

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; AR18: 63 days late,

Main office

HILL CLOSE GARDENS VISITOR CENTRE
BREAD AND MEAT CLOSE
WARWICK
CV34 6HF

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE EDUCATION BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE TOWN PEOPLE OF WARWICK IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICKSHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE WHATEVER OF THE HISTORIC HERITAGE WHICH MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE HILL CLOSE GARDENS WARWICK IN THE FORM OF GARDENS OR OTHER OBJECTS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST

Defined Area of Benefit:

WARWICK

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