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MISSENDEN WALLED GARDEN CIO

Registered charity 1171968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of day support for adults with learning disabilities or mental health issues

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Latest income
£584k
Latest spending
£463k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £121,123 and unrestricted funds of £428,381, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum free reserves target of £300,000. However, the trustees report uncertainty regarding the future site occupancy due to the planned sale of Missenden Abbey by their landlord, Buckinghamshire New University, noting that relocation costs could significantly exceed their current reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from members (64% of income)
“Income from members increased by 18% to £372,144” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a minimum of £300,000 (held: £428k)
“The trustees have determined that the appropriate level of free reserves should be a minimum of £300,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the ClO has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: John Bateson is a trustee; his son-in-law is a partner of Work-Form.
“Payment of £2,100 (2024: £4,025) in respect of website development work was made to Work-Form. Mr John Bateson's son-in-law is a partner of Work-Form.” — page 27
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 — Missenden Walled Garden (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£584k
Total spending
£463k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£307k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (65% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£584k£463k
31/05/2024£454k£400k
31/05/2023£396k£334k
31/05/2022£318k£283k
31/05/2021£239k£207k

Common questions

Is MISSENDEN WALLED GARDEN CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £121,123 and unrestricted funds of £428,381, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum free reserves target of £300,000. However, the trustees report uncertainty regarding the future site occupancy due to the planned sale of Missenden Abbey by their landlord, Buckinghamshire New University, noting that relocation costs could significantly exceed their current reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MISSENDEN WALLED GARDEN CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MISSENDEN WALLED GARDEN CIO as a grant recipient include BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
MOBBS MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£5k