DUNTON COMMUNITY GARDEN GROUP

Registered charity 1113186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A community garden that focuses on organic principles while providing workshops and events to further practical learning opportunities and developing gardening skills.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BEDFORDSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT"). IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE GROUP SHALLA) ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR IN ORGANIC GARDENING;B) PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BY RUNNING AN ORGANIC GARDEN AND DEMONSTRATING ORGANIC GARDENING METHODS WHICH INCLUDE HORTICULTURE AND RECYCLING;C) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF DUNTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: BEDFORDSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £3,257, bringing total unrestricted and restricted reserves to £14,723. The balance sheet shows current assets (bank and cash) of £14,723 against liabilities of £3,626, resulting in a net asset position that supports the reserves figure. The independent examiner reported no matters coming to their attention regarding compliance with accounting requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/01/2024 (received 01/12/2024, 1 day after the 30/11/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Moulder
• Hazel House
• Jayne Watkins
• LORRAINE FIELD
• Rev Elizabeth Lavelle · trustee of 1 other charity
• Roy Barham

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDEWELL ORGANIC GARDENS.

• BRIDEWELL ORGANIC GARDENS income £378k
• MUTLEY GREENBANK TRUST income £97k
• DUNSTON ACTIVITY CENTRE income £234k
• TATTON GARDEN SOCIETY income £79k
• Gardening with Disabilities Trust income £122k
• HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FREE CHURCH income £329k

Side by side with its peers

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