THE CONGELOW ORGANIC EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1003690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the general public in the principles of organic farming, growing and gardening.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC FARMING GROWING AND GARDENING IN PARTICULAR BY CARRYING OUT OR ASSISTING IN CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO AGRICULTURAL AND LAND ESTATE MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ORGANIC FARMING AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,628,161, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated prudent policy target of £50,000 - £100,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity is in a strong financial position, although the current year saw a net expenditure of £11,550 driven by charitable grant-making and investment management costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.2% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ARTHUR REYNOLDSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Caroline Anne Lingham
• MARK ENSOLL
• Piers Wilfrid Allen Carey

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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