THE KINGCOMBE TRUST
Offers engaging array of natural history, craft and art courses throughout the year. Surrounded by 185 hectares (457 acres) of Dorset Wildlife Trusts Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve, Kingcombe offers tranquillity in a landscape miraculously untouched by modern agricultural practices. We provide courses for all ages and abilities including children, adults and people with learning difficulties.
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THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND AESTHETIC STUDIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, MUSIC AND OTHER ART RELATED SUBJECTS LEADING TO A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BALANCED RELATIONSHIPS WHICH EXIST IN NATURE IN ORDER THAT MAN MAY BECOME MORE SENSITIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH HE LIVES AND ON WHICH HE IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT FOR HIS SURVIVAL.TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2009
- Volunteers: 153
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2008 (received 17/11/2009, 17 days after the 31/10/2009 due date); year ending 31/12/2007 (received 23/03/2009, 143 days after the 31/10/2008 due date).
Register events
- Transferred assets to another charity (03/02/2011)
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 18/10/2010 | — | — |
| 31/12/2009 | £395k | £424k |
| 31/12/2008 | £460k | £351k |
| 31/12/2007 | £337k | £294k |
| 31/12/2006 | — | — |