THE FOWBERRY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169152 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FURBERRY FOUNDATION, THE GAIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (BRITAIN)

The primary objectives of the charity are: THE LONG TERM PRESERVATION OF THE FOWBERRY MANSION,STABLES, GARDEN HOUSE, WOODLAND, PARKLAND & WILDLIFEFOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. PROMOTE FOR THEPUBLICBENEFIT THE APPRECIATION OF FOWBERRY AS A PLACE OFHISTORIC AND ARCHITETURAL INTEREST AND NATURAL BEAUTY

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £696,250 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a significant increase in unrestricted funds from £1,312,905 to £2,555,332, largely driven by fixed asset growth. The trustees confirmed that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investment
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CRAIG JOHN MARSHALL
• Luke Robert Ford

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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