ARNOS VALE CEMETERY TRUST

Registered charity 1120210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Arnos Vale Cemetery is a 45 acre cemetery with significant wildlife, architecture and heritage. The building restoration project is complete and we are now developing education services,a variety of cemetery services and visitor attraction facilities including guided tours, trails, a guidebook, museum with Books of Remembrance, venue hire, a shop and cafe.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £96,643 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £265,617 to £168,974. The Trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that liquid unrestricted funds were £65,911, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £200,000. The charity also holds significant endowment funds managed by Quartet Community Foundation, totaling £1,752,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund is supporting our work with conservation volunteers and creating opportunities for the local community t…” (source page)
• The Anchor Society — “The Anchor Society is supporting our landscape volunteer project, enabling opportunities for older people to stay connected and benefit from…” (source page)
• The Nisbet Trust — “The Nisbet Trust is enabling students from Bristol schools to learn more about their city's history and engage with nature across our woodla…” (source page)
• The Pilgrim Trust — “The Pilgrim Trust is supporting our strategy to preserve our buildings, landscape, and monuments, ensuring the cemetery remains a welcoming,…” (source page)
• The Medlock Charitable Trust — “The Medlock Charitable Trust is supporting our volunteer and outreach projects, enabling more people to connect with the landscape at Arnos …” (source page)
• The Michael Marks Charitable Trust — “The Michael Marks Charitable Trust is generously supporting vital conservation work at Arnos Vale Cemetery, protecting its historic landscap…” (source page)
• Heritage Lottery Fund — “With sincere thanks to our supporters through the years Heritage Lottery Fund” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (48% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 50.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Jenkins
• Andrew Varney · trustee of 1 other charity
• Charles Whittaker
• Daniel Flew
• Dr Charles Booth
• Emily Corrigan
• Mary Beryl Wood
• Matt Kyle
• Nicola Dunford
• Sally Cordwell · trustee of 2 other charities
• Stephanie Mustoe
• Zia Rahman

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).