BRAINTREE AND BOCKING PUBLIC GARDENS

Registered charity 212989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain Braintree & Bocking Public Gardens as a beautiful and tranquil public space for the enjoyment nature in a safe and welcoming environment for all.

Objects

PUBLIC GARDENS FOR GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: BRAINTREE AND BOCKING.

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £44,678 for the year ended 31/12/2025, bringing unrestricted reserves to £257,642. The trustees consider the financial position to be secure with sufficient reserves to meet operating activities. No significant risks were foreseen at the date of the report.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Braintree Public Gardens (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Paynechair
• Dr Vince Eade
• Li Stone
• Linda Campbell Hunt
• SUSAN JANE PERTWEE
• Stephen David Beckett
• Tony Pritchard
• VANESSA SANTOMAURO

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).