Chelmsford Garden Community Trust

Registered charity 1169335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCT, BEAULIEU COMMUNITY TRUST, BEAULIEU COMMUNITY TRUST (BCT), CGCT

Chelmsford Garden Community Trust (CGCT), formally Beaulieu Community Trust (BCT), primarily exists to further or benefit the residents of Chelmsford Garden Community by working with those residents and local stakeholders in a common effort to develop and maintain an all-inclusive, healthy and vibrant community. A key role for the Trust is management of the Beaulieu Community Centre.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Latest income

£175k

Latest spending

£152k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £75,714, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £22,487 for the year, indicating stable financial health and adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating expenditure (held: £76k)

“The charity’s reserves policy is to build and maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately six months of operating expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beaulieu Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Carroll Crumpen
Helen Skinner
IAN DAVID FULLER · trustee of 2 other charities
Jonathan David SHARPIN
MAXINE TALBOT
Mark Arrowsmith
Rev DAN PIERCE

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£175k	£152k
31/03/2024	£135k	£134k
31/03/2023	£150k	£115k
31/03/2022	£120k	£115k
31/03/2021	£87k	£117k

Common questions

Is Chelmsford Garden Community Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £75,714, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £22,487 for the year, indicating stable financial health and adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Chelmsford Garden Community Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Chelmsford Garden Community Trust as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DULVERTON TRUST	FY2024	£4k	To support the growth of community centre to reach a larger community as part of the Chelmsford Garden Community scheme set forth by Chelmsford City Council

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/10/2022	£10k	Access for All