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DAWLISH GARDENS TRUST

Registered charity 1032387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main objective of the charity is the promotion for the public benefit of providing sheltered training and therapeutic employment for disabled clients in horticulture.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£788k
Latest spending
£742k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £43,919 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,001,307. The trustees report that operational reserves have been restored to represent six months of trading costs, providing a buffer against funding drops. The charity maintains a 'no overdraft or loan' policy and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months trading costs (held: £1.0m)
“The Trustees have restored the operational reserve to a point where the capital allocated to this fund represents six months trading costs.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Mrs H L Noon has a relative who is a beneficiary; amount due from trustee £472.
“Mrs H L Noon has a relative who is a beneficiary of the charity enjoying the same benefits as unrelated beneficaries. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mrs H L Noon was £472” — page 37
“Mr D Hyne has relatives who are beneficiaries of the charity enjoying the same benefits as unrelated beneficiaries. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mr D Hyne was £236” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Mr D Hyne has relatives who are beneficiaries; amount due from trustee £236.
“Mrs H L Noon has a relative who is a beneficiary of the charity enjoying the same benefits as unrelated beneficaries. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mrs H L Noon was £472” — page 37
“Mr D Hyne has relatives who are beneficiaries of the charity enjoying the same benefits as unrelated beneficiaries. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Mr D Hyne was £236” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£788k
Total spending
£742k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£641k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£788k£742k
31/08/2024£760k£784k
31/08/2023£826k£744k
31/08/2022£762k£781k
31/08/2021£509k£619k

Common questions

Is DAWLISH GARDENS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £43,919 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,001,307. The trustees report that operational reserves have been restored to represent six months of trading costs, providing a buffer against funding drops. The charity maintains a 'no overdraft or loan' policy and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DAWLISH GARDENS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DAWLISH GARDENS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2023£10k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2009£10kResource Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2006£5kCreation of an Eastern garden
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2006£5kEducation for learning disabled through horticultural and IT