THE SAMUEL GARDNER MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 261059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Music and Arts, with an emphasis on the advancement of music and music education generally with an emphasis on the encouragement of young people; support for the arts and heritage; the preservation of trees, gardens etc to provide open spaces, public walks etc

Objects

UPON SUCH CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE AND UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: HARROW-ON-THE-HILL

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased from £2,037,302 to £1,955,479 due to a significant loss on investment revaluation of £75,386, which outweighed the net operational surplus. Unrestricted reserves stood at £24,416, while the expendable endowment fund held £1,931,063. The trustees report that the charity remains financially viable and prepared on a going concern basis.

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 5 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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Marion Friendchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• DR URSULA JONES OBE
• Nicholas James Rampley · trustee of 2 other charities
• Timothy Peter Davy · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions