MORE TREES FOR BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET

Registered charity 1198828 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MORE TREES BANES

We grow, plant and care for trees principally but not exclusively in the local government area of Bath and North East Somerset. A big focus of ours is to set up a network of community tree nurseries.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY THROUGH THE GROWING AND PLANTING OF TREES AND SUPPORTING THE GROWING AND PLANTING OF TREES PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET.

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £48,920, which the trustees confirm represents seven months of core running costs, exceeding their stated policy target of three months. The charity reported a net income increase to £67,979 and held net current assets of £43,173, indicating stable liquidity and adherence to its reserves policy.

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 6 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Tree Council — “The Tree Council helped to fund our first home grown tree planting event at Whiteway Green this March and our new Volunteer Coordinator post…” (source page)
• Splinterworks — “We would like to thank Splinterworks for their generous support this year. Their donation has helped us grow and achieve so much more.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Judith Heather Barrass
• Katharine Mary Evans
• Patrick Self
• Peter James Flaxman Harvey

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET CARERS CENTRE.

• BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET CARERS CENTRE income £806k
• Plymouth Tree People income £148k
• MOOR TREES income £327k
• STUMP UP FOR TREES income £437k
• TEMPLE TREE FOUNDATION income £125k
• THE TREE COUNCIL income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.