THE GAP PROJECT

Registered charity 1198229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The GAP Project stands for Gardens and People. We create therapeutic havens, offering gardens and shared spaces as sanctuaries for various charities and organisations. These serene environments become catalysts for positive change, enhancing mental health for service users. Our collaborative approach cultivates a sense of belonging, fostering growth and healing

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM STRESS, ANXIETY AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY OFFERING SUPPORT THROUGH HOLISTIC, ECOTHERAPY GARDEN BASED AND HORTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

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Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/01/2024 (received 29/04/2025, 150 days after the 30/11/2024 due date); year ending 31/01/2023 (received 05/01/2024, 36 days after the 30/11/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Selina Meyerchair
• David Taylor
• Frances Ponting

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

Operates in: Dorset

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