THE FORTESCUE GARDEN TRUST

Registered charity 203722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GARDEN HOUSE

The laying out, planting, improvement, maintenance and upkeep of the trust land as a garden for the enjoyment of the public and also for the purposes of experimentation and research (by the growth and propagation of trees and plants of any kind and in any manner) with a view to the futherance of the study and science of botany and the increase of knowledge in respect thereof.

Objects

THE LAYING OUT PLANTING IMPROVEMENT MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE TRUST LAND AS A GARDEN FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC AND ALSO FOR THE PURPOSES OF EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH (BY THE GROWTH AND PROPAGATION OF TREES AND PLANTS OF ANY KIND AND IN ANY MANNER) WITH A VIEW TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE STUDY AND SCIENCE OF BOTANY AND THE INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE IN RESPECT THEREOF AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE METHODS AND PRACTICE OF HORTICULTURE.

Area of benefit: BUCKLAND MONACHORUM

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £85,369 and total unrestricted reserves of £779,091, which the trustees consider adequate to meet contractual obligations and cushion against fluctuations. The trustees note that a substantial part of revenue came from non-recurring grants and legacies, and long-term success is dependent on increasing visitor numbers. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Garden House (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Finnis Scott Foundation — “As a charity we also offer education and training for students looking to enjoy a career in horticulture, supported by the Finnis Scott Foun…” (source page)
• Devon County Council – Devon Elevation Fund Community Renewal Fund — “We are proud to announce that funding has been received from Devon County Council – Devon Elevation Fund Community Renewal Fund to support t…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mark Brunsdonchair
• Ian Whitfield Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Robert Webster
• Nicholas John Lewis
• Rachel Watson
• Susan Mary Allen
• Tim David Price

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

Operates in: Devon

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 THE FAIRHAVEN GARDEN TRUST.

• THE FAIRHAVEN GARDEN TRUST income £633k
• THE HIGH BEECHES GARDENS CONSERVATION TRUST income £112k
• DEVON GARDENS TRUST income £229k
• STANLEY SMITH UK HORTICULTURAL TRUST income £159k
• THE GARDENS TRUST income £337k
• FARNCOMBE COMMUNITY GARDEN income £64k

Side by side with its peers

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