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LOWER CENTRAL GARDENS BOURNEMOUTH

Registered charity 299739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

This land is held as an open space for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

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

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity relies on donated services from its corporate trustee, BCP Council, to achieve breakeven and meet liabilities. The unrestricted reserves are minimal at £2,027, representing donated stock, while the majority of net assets are held in restricted endowment and income funds tied to fixed assets. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Staff costs are recharged from BCP Council for maintenance staff employed by the Council.
“There were no direct staff costs in the year and that all staff were supplied by BCP Council. The maintenance staff are employed by the Council rather than directly by the Charity and only the proportion of cost relating to the Lower Gardens is recharged.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hixsons. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£127k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (48% 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: 11.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.0m£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.4m£2.0m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£712k£712k

Common questions

Is LOWER CENTRAL GARDENS BOURNEMOUTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity relies on donated services from its corporate trustee, BCP Council, to achieve breakeven and meet liabilities. The unrestricted reserves are minimal at £2,027, representing donated stock, while the majority of net assets are held in restricted endowment and income funds tied to fixed assets. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hixsons.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION1£1.6m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PERRANPORTH GARDENS CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LOWER CENTRAL GARDENS BOURNEMOUTH£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
PERRANPORTH GARDENS CHARITIES FY2025£499k—0above—no doubt
GARDENS OF PEACE MUSLIM CEMETERY FY2024£6.4m—0unclear—no doubt
BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
AFC BOURNEMOUTH COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
KING GEORGE'S FIELD FY2025£288kUnder £50,0000unclear—no doubt

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