THE CARSHALTON WATER TOWER AND HISTORIC GARDEN TRUST

Registered charity 1086243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF CARSHALTON WATER TOWER

To promote for the benefit and education of the general public, the maintenance, restoration and preservation of the listed 18th century Water Tower, Hermitage, the Folly Bridge, Lodge and lake with its surrounding area at Carshalton House Estate, Surrey.

Objects

1.TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, REPAIR AND PRESERVATION OF THE WATER TOWER, THE HERMITAGE, THE LODGE, THE FOLLY BRIDGE, THE LAKE AND THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS AT CARSHALTON HOUSE, CARSHALTON, SURREY AS FEATURES OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR OTHER RPUBLIC INTEREST; 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE HERITAGE PROPERTY; AND 3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: CARSHALTON

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sutton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £806,148, an increase from the previous year's £794,076. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees consider it prudent to hold reserves due to the responsibility for listed buildings and landscapes.

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

What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
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• Risk management
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• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• DEREK CHANNON YEOchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Robert Thorpe
• CLIVE ROBERT ORTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• JEAN CAROLE KNIGHT · trustee of 2 other charities
• JOHN SHEPLEY THORTON
• JULIA HEATHER GERTZ
• Kathleen Ball
• MICHAEL WARIN RAVENSCROFT SYMES

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

Operates in: Sutton

Income and spending

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