LAND AT THE CAUSEWAY

Registered charity 302336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRAZIER TRUST, JOSEPH BRAZIER'S GIFT

The object of the trust is to apply the income of the Charity in the maintenance and upkeep of its property and apply any excess as seen fit for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Bishop's Stortford.

Objects

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE (PART OF THE TOWN MEADS)

Area of benefit: BISHOP'S STORTFORD

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

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Latest income
£75k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £50,430 in cash, with no funds in deficit. The trustees adopt a flexible approach to reserves, noting that no set amount must always be held in general reserve. The charity's activities are funded by rent, interest, donations, and grants, with total receipts of £74,733 against payments of £58,008 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rent
“Rent Received 50,306” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Town Council (Trustee) donated £12,751 to the Trust. The Trust awarded grants to various organizations, some of which may be related, but specific related party transactions beyond the Trustee donation are not explicitly detailed as such in the text provided.
“In addition, it received a donation of £12,751 from the Town Council to top up the ‘grants budget’ for a total of £43,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£75k£58k
31/03/2024£74k£123k
31/03/2023£64k£108k
31/03/2022£58k£50k
31/03/2021£47k£39k

Common questions

Is LAND AT THE CAUSEWAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £50,430 in cash, with no funds in deficit. The trustees adopt a flexible approach to reserves, noting that no set amount must always be held in general reserve. The charity's activities are funded by rent, interest, donations, and grants, with total receipts of £74,733 against payments of £58,008 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2012£9kChildren's Play Counts