Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited

Analysis

Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03287766). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.7m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from £3.0m to £2.3m (-24%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Public Catalogue Foundation (£2.2m), Rifco Arts (£2.3m) and The Chelsea Physic Garden Company (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 66%, charitable activities 28% and donations and legacies 6.6%. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 42%. It employed 65 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years. The register marks this charity as being in administration.