THE FAIRHAVEN GARDEN TRUST

Registered charity 265686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To allow the public to enjoy and learn from the natural setting of a wooded garden.

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Latest income

£633k

Latest spending

£633k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £192 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £624,174. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future under the going concern basis. Reserves of £123,507 are held in liquid investments, which the trustees note is broadly based on three months of running expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of running expenditure (held: £624k)

“This is broadly based on three months of running expenditure with no income arising” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£633k

Total spending

£633k

Cost of raising funds

£335k

Reserves (reported)

£624k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (55% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 52.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MR MACFARLANE
The Hon James Broughton
The Hon Mrs Melanie Broughton

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£633k	£633k
31/03/2024	£569k	£582k
31/03/2023	£509k	£595k
31/03/2022	£442k	£484k
31/03/2021	£487k	£422k

Common questions

Is THE FAIRHAVEN GARDEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £192 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £624,174. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future under the going concern basis. Reserves of £123,507 are held in liquid investments, which the trustees note is broadly based on three months of running expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FAIRHAVEN GARDEN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FAIRHAVEN GARDEN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY	FY2024	£15k	New sustainable quay heading with disabled friendly bridge & jetty

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED	1	£314k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
MOSELEY PARK AND POOL TRUST income £257k
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST income £128k
MW (GK) FOUNDATION income £261k
BNJC income £4.1m
YAVNEH FOUNDATION TRUST income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FAIRHAVEN GARDEN TRUST	£633k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MOSELEY PARK AND POOL TRUST FY2025	£257k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025	£128k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MW (GK) FOUNDATION FY2024	£261k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BNJC FY2025	£4.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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