WHICKHAM HERMITAGE COMMUNITY GARDEN LIMITED
We operate a reclaimed victorian garden for the use of the public of Whickham, Gateshead and the surrounding areas.
Objects
OBJECTS 4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF WHICKHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR RECREATION, RELAXATION, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR WELL-BEING AND CONDITIONS OR LIFE.
Latest income
£13k
Latest spending
£12k
Registered
2012
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Trustees
- CHARLES WILLIAM MEARS
- IAN WATSON
- John Gibbon
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £13k | £12k |
| 31/12/2024 | £14k | £9k |
| 31/12/2023 | £16k | £13k |
| 31/12/2022 | £13k | £8k |
| 31/12/2021 | £4k | £6k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 12/09/2016 | £2k | Towards Build a permanent marquee over the outside seating area |
| Community Foundation North East | 19/07/2016 | £4k | Towards Maintaining and improving the garden infrastructure |
| Community Foundation North East | 13/04/2016 | £1k | Towards Improving garden light and shrub and small tree health |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/08/2015 | £8k | Explore and Learn at the Hermitage Garden |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 13/11/2008 | £5k | "This Organisation Was Established To Protect And Restore Sites Of Historical Heritage, Promoting Intergenerational Education Within Those Si" |