THE FRIENDS OF TIPTREE HEATH
A co-ordinated programme of conservation management of the site by volunteers, contractors and Essex Wildlife Trust staff to meet Natural England requirements for restoration of valuable heathland with SSSI status.Regular Wildlife Discovery educational activities are offered for both children and adults in the local community. Weekly Health Walks are led by trained volunteers.
Objects
1 TO RESTORE AND CONSERVE, OR ASSIST IN THE CONSERVATION OF, THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND SPECIAL VALUE OF TIPTREE HEATH AS RARE LOWLAND HEATH AND SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (SSSI) AND TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROTECTION OF ITS AMENITIES.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN, IN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY AND TIPTREE HEATH.
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 40
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 02/02/2024, 2 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 22/03/2022, 50 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- DIANA CHILDS CERT ED
- DIANA MARY WEBB
- Helen Eastbrook
- Jane Coleman
- Joan Norah Pinch
- MICHAEL PENNICK
- SUZANNE MARIAN MORE
- Sandra Bundy
- Stephen Clifford Beckett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1k | £704 |
| 31/03/2024 | £12k | £6k |
| 31/03/2023 | £1k | £7k |
| 31/03/2022 | £1k | £5k |
| 31/03/2021 | £1k | £17k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/11/2006 | £47k | "Tiptree Heath Restoration" |