FRIENDS OF WARDEN ABBEY VINEYARD

Registered charity 1176602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the advancement of education in the context of Warden Abbey Community Vineyard, for the benefit of the community. To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment at Warden Abbey Community Vineyard, so as to maintain a facility for physical and leisure-time activities, aimed at improving the the health and well-being of the local community.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE FRIENDS ('THE AIMS') ARE:- TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, VITICULTURE, MEDIEVAL CRAFTS AND HISTORY, IN THE CONTEXT OF WARDEN ABBEY COMMUNITY VINEYARD (FORMING PART OF THE SCHEDULED MONUMENT OF WARDEN ABBEY), FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.- TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AT WARDEN ABBEY COMMUNITY VINEYARD, SO AS TO MAINTAIN A FACILITY FOR PHYSICAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES, AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £16,401, which exceeds its stated prudent retention policy of £5,000. The trustees report no risk of cash deficit as the charity only spends funds already generated through fundraising activities. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting requirements and keep proper records.

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 5 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
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Mary Gibson
• COLIN MCCARTNEY
• David Charles Corfan
• Deborah Ann Garwood
• JOHN LESLIE HANDSCOMBE
• Louise Ann Wilson

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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