Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

COBHAM CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE TRUST

To promote high standards of planning and architecture in or affecting CobhamTo educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of CobhamTo secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest of SurreyTo develop our heritage and promote civic pride and community awareness in Cobham
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/12/23£28£30£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£41£32£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£46£44£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£32£32£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£37£49£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£35£32£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£29£36£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.cobhamheritage.org.uk

info@cobhamheritage.org.uk

01932865224

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADRIAN WISE Appointed: 2018
  • DR DAVID JOHN COOKE Appointed: 2015
  • ITA MARY LAWTON Appointed: 2021
  • JOHN WILLIAM KINGSTON Appointed: 2022
  • LADY JOYCE ACHER Appointed: 2015
  • PETER JOHN SCULL Appointed: 2023
  • SIR GERALD ACHER CBE LVO (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • SUSAN ELIZABETH PRENTICE Appointed: 2017
  • SALLY OLLETT Appointed: 2015
  • SUE GRAVES Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2014, number: 1158625
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 69 days late,
Main office

CHURCH STILE HOUSE
CHURCH STREET
COBHAM
SURREY
KT11 3EG

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING COBHAM.(II) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF COBHAM.(III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST OF SURREY.(IV) TO DEVELOP OUR HERITAGE AND PROMOTE CIVIC PRIDE AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS IN COBHAM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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