COBHAM CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1158625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote high standards of planning and architecture in or affecting CobhamTo educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of CobhamTo secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest of SurreyTo develop our heritage and promote civic pride and community awareness in Cobham

Objects

(I) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING COBHAM.(II) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF COBHAM.(III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST OF SURREY.(IV) TO DEVELOP OUR HERITAGE AND PROMOTE CIVIC PRIDE AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS IN COBHAM.

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Elmbridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,463 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total receipts of £32,593 and payments of £28,130. Per the statement of assets and liabilities, the charity held total funds of £77,182 at the end of the period, represented entirely by bank accounts, petty cash, and PayPal. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Elmbridge Borough Council — “Council and local Companies Elmbridge Borough Council” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/12/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SIR GERALD ACHER CBE LVOchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adrian Wise
• Ita Mary Lawton
• Jane Molloy
• John William Kingston · trustee of 1 other charity
• LADY JOYCE ACHER
• Peter John Scull
• SUSAN ELIZABETH PRENTICE
• Sally Ollett
• Sue Graves · trustee of 1 other charity

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 CHOBHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION.

• CHOBHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £51k
• THE SHARPHAM TRUST income £2.2m
• PRESERVATION income £92k
• BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATION TRUST income £337k
• THE HAMPSHIRE BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED income £862k
• EXETER HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST income £131k

Side by side with its peers

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