WANSTEAD COTTAGES TRUST

Registered charity 1192394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants in support of work with children and young people to Anglican organisations in Wanstead and other approved Anglican organisations in the Diocese of Chelmsford.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:4.1 TO MAINTAIN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS IN THE AREA OF WANSTEAD OR FOR EDUCATIONAL OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH SCHOOLS; 4.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; AND 4.3 FOR SUCH OTHER RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL OR CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE BISHOP MAY SELECT AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES.

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 · Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,256,093 at year-end, which the trustees confirmed was sufficient to comply with their stated policy of maintaining £35,000 to cover operational assets for 24 months. The charity reported a net surplus of £8,811 for the year, funded primarily by rental income, with no disclosed liabilities or material uncertainties affecting its financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev James Bernard Gilderchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Barbara Hepworth Jones
• Jennifer Mary Ambler · trustee of 1 other charity
• Margaret Avril Carnelley

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

Operates in: Essex · Redbridge

Income and spending

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