THE GATTON TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1101467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To restore and conserve the parkland, gardens and historic buildings within Gatton ParkTo operate a field centre for children (including RAAS pupils) and adults to study subjects (including amongst others natural history, history and environmental sciences) both within and about Gatton ParkTo develop and enhance means of access to the park for as wide a section of the community as possible

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (INCLUDING THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY THEREOF) OF THE PARKLAND AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF GATTON PARK, REIGATE, SURREY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SAID PARKLAND AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF GATTON PARK, REIGATE, SURREY; 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE CHARITABLE CORPORATION, THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL, BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: GATTON PARK, REIGATE, SURREY

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,221 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £173,302. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £180,488 exceed their stated policy target of £80,458, representing six months of operational expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead — “The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead and the Orchid Environmental Trust Fund have together awarded grants through The Community Found…” (source page)
• Orchid Environmental Trust Fund — “The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead and the Orchid Environmental Trust Fund have together awarded grants through The Community Found…” (source page)
• The Community Foundation for Surrey — “The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead and the Orchid Environmental Trust Fund have together awarded grants through The Community Found…” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID Thomas FRANKchair
• Alan Ronald Mortlock
• Elizabeth Anne Lowe
• GAIL LORNA SPERRIN
• Helen Mary Neve
• MARGARET ANNE KIPPEN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nishma Sunil Acharya
• Peter John Dawson

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GODINTON HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST.

• THE GODINTON HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST income £1.3m
• THE GUNNERSBURY MUSEUM AND PARK DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £2.5m
• CATTON GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO income £102k
• CLAYGATE RECREATION GROUND TRUST income £116k
• LONDON HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS TRUST income £269k
• THE SHARPHAM TRUST income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

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