REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03163187 IEngland and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1053446
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TH£ YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
FOR
THE GARDENS TRUST
Averillo & A550clates
Chartered Accountant5
16 South End
Croydon
Surrey
CR01DN

THE GARDENS TRUST
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Pase
Report of the Board of Trustee5
1 to 10
Independent Examlnerf5 Report
Statement Of Flnanclal Actlvlties
12
Balance Sheet
13to14
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements
15to23
Detalied Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles
24to25

THE GARDENS TRu¥r
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
REFER£NCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered Company number
03163187 (England and Wales)
Re8lster•d Charlty number
1053446
Reglster•d offl¢e
70 Cowcr0$5 Street
London
EC1M 6EJ
Trustees
Dr james Bartos
Christopher Blindlord
Sarah Dickinson
Dr Marion Harney
Virginia Hinze
Peter Hughes QC
Dr Sally leffery
David Lambert
Or Davld Marsh
Maureen Nolan
Thadlan Piiiai
Rachel Siwe
Paul Titcombe
Peter Waine
Elizabeth Wauon
resigned 05.09.2020
appointed 05.09.2020
co-opted 30.03.2021
co.opted 30.03.2021
Ex-officio and non-v0￿￿8 members of the Board..
Simon 8aynes
re518ned 06.01.2020
Chloe Bennett
joanna David50n
Non-votlns
appolnted 27.01.2020
Company S•cr•tary
Maureen Nolan
Independent •xamln•r
Peter Nellemose
Instltute of Chartered Accountant5 In England & Wales
Averlllo & Assoclates
Ch4rtercd Accouniantj
16 South End
Croydon
5urrey
CRO 1DN
Bankers
Barclay5 Bank pLc
Leicester
LE87 26B
CAF Bank Llrnlted
PO Box 289
West Malllng
Kent
ME19 4TA
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THE GARDENS TRUST
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees (who are also ￿1￿CtorS for the purposes of the companies lawl present thelr Annual Report together
ih the Flnanclal Statements of The Gardens Trust 1.the Chartty") for the year ended 31 December 2020.
The Trustees conflrm that the Annual Report and flnancial Statements of ihe Company comply with the current statutory
reqvirementS, the requirements of the Company's governlng document and the provisions of the Statement of
Recommended Practlce ISORPI 'Accounrirn8 and Reporting by Charities" further details belng set In the accounting policies.
rRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Constltutlon
The Company is a charitable company Ilmlted by guarantee con5tltuted under Artlcles of As$oclJtlon. as amended by Speclal
Resolutlon dated 24 July 2015. and Is a Re41ste￿d Charity number 1053446, Reglstered Company nufflber 03163187 (England
and Wales).
Method of electlon of Board of Trust•*s
Board members are elected for a three-year term of offlce and are then requlred to retlre at the next Annual Ge￿ra1
Meetlng but are ellglble for re-ele¢iion for a further three-year terrn. The names of those who are due to retfj￿ and wlsh
to stand for re.ele¢iion to the Board are listed in the papers for the Annual General Meetln8.
Pollcles adopt•d for th• Induetlon and Tralnln8 of Board Member5
Newly elected Trusiees are provlded with coples of the prevlous Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements, the Trust's Artlcles
of Assoclatlon, Ihe Trust's Buslne55 Plan, the Rlsk Reglster, Trust pollcy documents, Mlnutes of p￿￿0￿$ B¢ard meetln$s and
Chadty Commlsslon adylce on the dutles of Trustee5. All Trustees Serve on Commlttees or Othe￿Ise have responslbllltles
vAthln the Trusi In addltlon to Se￿n8 as Trustee5.
Or8anls•tlonal 5tructur•
The Board has Commlttee5 responslble for.. Admlnlstratlon and Flnance., Conservatlon., and Educatlon and Event5. The
Adrnlnlstratlon and Flnance Commlltee also has re5ponsiblllty for Mernbershlp. The Board and the Commltrees 8enerally
meet quarterly, wlth addltlonal ad-hoc meetln85 as requlred.
In 2020. the Trust employed iwo admlnlslrators and a Strate8ic Development Olflcer, all reportln8 to the Chalr of the
AdmSnlstratlon and Flnance Commlttee,. two con5ervatlon stall who reported io the Chalr of the Con5ervatlon Commlttee:
and three Hlstorfc Landscape Project Offlcers, who reported to the Vlce Chalr of the ConseNatlon Cornrnlttee. All staff are
ernployed part-tlme.
OBJECTIVES AND AcThV￿rEs
Charltabl• obJ•ctlves
The objects of the Charity are ftsr the publlc beneflt..
to pronb)te the Study of the hlstory of gardens and 8ardenln8, landscape 8ardenln8 and hortlculture In all Its
aspects.
to promote the protectlon and con5ervatlon of hlstorlc parks* gardens an(J deslined landscapes and to promote
and adv15e on thelr conservatlon.
to Dromote the County Gardens Trusts and through themi rdu¢4llon, apprKlailon ano Involvement of the publlc In
matter5 conneeted wlth the art5 and sciences of Garden Land.. arid
to encourage the creatlon of new parks, gardens and desl8ned landscape.
Publlc beneflt
The Board of Director5, as Trustees, conflrm that they have complled ￿￿th the duty In Se¢tlon 4 of the Charlties kt ZCV6
to have due reBard to the Charfty Comm1s51on's general guldance on publlc beneflt.
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THE GARDENS TRU
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
REVIEW OF AcT￿￿lEs
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
This is my first report slnce taklng over from Dr James Bartos after the last Annual General h*etlng In September 2020. Writlng
as I do, Some way into 2021, it gives the opportunlty not only lo look back to the last calendar year, but to take stock of
where we are now. The effects of the pandemk. resrdction5 on S￿la[ interaction and travel, and natlonal lockdowns have had
a profound Impact for everyone. We have all been affected personally in 50rre way, and amon85t us there will be those who
have Suffered the bereavement or 5er6ous illness of family merntef5 or close friends. Charitable orsanlsation5, be they large or
small, have found it hard to keep going. Soffe have experienced acute linanclal hardship and may not suThlve. We at the
Gardens Trust have not been immune from the challenges, but l am pleased to report that we have fared better than many
others. Thls is, In part, due to the Sound foundaiions lald by my predecessor and hls team. Also, though. It IS due to the
flexibility and commltment of our dedicated staff and volunteer5. TW have adapted to new ways ol worklng and a reglme of
vlrtual meetlngs. Addltionally. the Incredible Contrib￿lon of Dr Da￿d Marsh and the group of lecturers and volunteers he has
built up to as51st hlm has been key to the vitality of the GT over the last year. From a standin8 Start In the first l¢xkdown in
2020, together they have Set up and developed a comprehensive programme of on.llne lecture5, talks and preseniatlons. These
have covered a ￿de ranie of toplcs, InclLtsJlnq qardens In var*ws perlods of history, garden5 created by famous artlsts, and a
ploneerln8 serle5 focu551n8 on other ¥ol¢es, It>)klng at ISsL￿ from dlfferent and previously overlooked wrspe¢tlves.
The weblnars have enabled u5 to keep In t0￿h *ith ￿rnbe￿ durlng Isolatlon at home. They have also reached out to new
audlence5 and supporters In County Gardens Trusts and bwnd. not only In the UK but across ihe glDbe. They have provl¢Jed
the GT vAth a new and much needed source of Inco￿ to help us keep golng durlrtl the pandemlc. They have allowed us to
promote our curreAt theme of Unforsetroble Gorden5, together w5th Its message tsf conservatlon, vulnerablllty, and enloyrnent.
and provlded us wlth the opportunlty to work with County Gar￿n$ Trusts ICGTsl around the country to ftxus on unforgettable
iardens In thelr are35. The Unforsettoble Gordens wfll contlnue over the nexi thri to three year5 and wlll Include face.
to-face events when thls Is again ￿)SSIbLe.
Flnanclally, a5 you wlll see from the account5 and the TreasU￿r.$ report we have come throu8h a difficult year In a healthy
Ilnanclal posltlon. In part, thls Is due to the Incorne from the onllne lectures. antj to the careful financlal m)naqement of our
Treasurer. but It also reflects a legacy fhai we recelved durfng ihe year of C25,C(Q. In accordance wAth conventional
ccountan¢y prlnclples, the legacy has io be shown In the accounts as part of our Income for the year and hence a5 part of the
operational proflt. In Ilne wlth pasi practtce, though, we t￿al such glfts as exceptlonal Items 10 used not for the day-to-
day runnlng of the Trust bur 10 stren8then Its reserves for futu￿.
It 15 all too easy to lose s18hl of the fact thai ihe Garden5 Trust 15 hea￿lY dependent on publicly funded grants from Hlstorlc
England to élscharge our dutles as a statutory ¢onsultee for plamlng appllcatlons ￿lat11b8 to Reglstered Parks and Girden5 and
to support CGTS through the Hlstorfc Landscape Project. In lt￿ertaIn flmes Ilke these, there can be no suarantee about the
future of these grants. Also, as a reclplent of public funds. and as a charity, we are reqthred to demonstrate that we malntaln
hl8h standard5 of governance. flnan¢lal rnanagew￿nt, and foster Inclv51vity and dlverslty. The ¢reatlon of the GT by the merger
of the Garden H15tory Soclety and the A5soclatlon of Gardens TnJ5ts wa5 a major event. Jim Bart05 successfully sieered the new
GT through Its flrst flve year5, but now slx years on. Ihe time is rl8hi to r￿*W our structure and organlsatlon, to take stock of
what ba5 been achleved. to assess what adjustments. If any. should be made, and io plan for the future.
Last Auturnn. the Board declded to cary out a thorou8h review and to explo￿ how the GT might enhance Its profile, stren8then
Its volce, and reach a wldgr and more dI￿r5e audience. In Ft>ru•ryy lye applled lo Ilr Ndiiona( Lotiery 14entage Fund for a
Iranl to help flnance ihls. In March, we heard that our application had been successful. The project ha5 begun and wll run for
a period from ApAI 2021 to November 2022. The budget for it lin round figU￿s} Is 195.C(Q. of whlch some C75,(XXI is funded
by the NLHF, thanks to lottery players, and the balance by the GT from it5 own fvnds. The srant enables us to appolnt a rTrew
Audlence Development and Engage￿nt officer and io Éy)gage ¢onsultant5 to work w6th us and advise u5 on variou5 aspects of
the projecl. By the time of the AGM, these posts should have been filled.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
CHAIWN'S REPORT Icontlnuedl
Something that needs to be reviewed and re-drafted are the Articles of Assoclaiion whlch govern how the GT operate5. One of
the most urgent concerns relates to the appolntment and terrns of office of the Trustee5. At present all Trustee5 can serve for
no more than Iwo consecutive terms of three years. This Includes the officers, even the Treasurer and Cornpany Secretary.
Currently. there is no provlsion to extend terms ol offlce. It ha5 led to an unmanageable cluster of enforced Trustee retirements,
slx this year including our Vice-chalr and Treasurer, and two next year including our Company Secretary. Fortunately, an interlm
solutlon to ihe problem has been found pending the rew5ion of the Artlcles. This enables thls year's reiiring Trustee5 ILisa Watson,
Marion Harney, Sally Jeffery, and Sarah Dlckinsonl. other than those wishing to retlre In any event, to be re-appolnied temporarfly
by the Board to flll vacancies untll the next AGM. The Intention Is that by then the revislon of the Articles will have been
completed and the AGM can be asked to adopt revised Articles that wlll provlde a pemianent solutlon to the problem.
Durfng 2020, we conducted a recrultment drfve for new Trustees and Cornmlttee members. We were heartened to receive an
excellent resp¢n5e. We have been lolned by three new Trustees, Chrfs 81andfgrd who lolned the Board In Septernber 2020, and
Rachel Savage and Paul Tltcornbe, who were c¢.tspted In April 2021 and are proposed for election at ihe AGM. Tw¢ lon8-5ervlng
members ol the Board, Vlr8inla Hinze and Davld Lamtyert, who have corne to the end of their 51x year5 In olflce have declded to
step-down. Both have made an exceptlonal contdbution over many years, prfor to the forrnation of the GT and slnce. A150 leavln8
the Board ￿11 be Thadian Plllal, who, althou8h a Trustee for a much shorter perlod, ha5 been a valued member of the Board. We
are pr¢foundly 8rateful to all three of them and reassured that they have sald that they ￿11 remaln actlve wlthln the GT.
Flnally, I would Ilke to pay trlbute to my fellow Board mernbers, to all our volunteer5 who a5515t U5 In our work by servlng on
commlttees, dellverfng our onllne prts8ramme and prornotlng the GT on soclal medla, and to all Ouf Staff for the lerriflc work
they all do, and for all the help and support they have 8lven me.
P•t•r Hu8h•s QC
AOMINISTRATION AMD FINANCE cowairrEE
Work by the Committee has contlnued, notwlthstandlng COVID.19, meetlng by Zoom and othetwlse communlcatlng by emall.
The "Admln & Flnance" Commlttee Is supported by three staff mernbers. Loulse Cooper and Tere5a Forey-Harrfson have conilnued
thelr maln respon51bllltles: Lou
the Gardens frust Admlnistrator, for or8anlslni and co-ordlnatlng the Governance and
Admln15tratlon of the Trust, and Tere5a - Flnance Ofllcer and CGT Co-ordlnator, for orsanlslng and co.ortJlnatln8 the flnanclal
arrangements ol the Trust and pr¢vldlnB admlnlstratlve supp¢rt to CGT mernbers. In addltlon, Llnden Grove5 a5 Strateglc
Developmeni Offlcer. helps pursue forward developmenl, fundralslns and promotlons for the Trust and the Histortc Landscape
Prolect, and Commurtlcatl¢ns, worklng across the Garden5 Trust with Susannah Charlton, Cornrnunlcatlons Ad￿ser.
Llnden reports to Admln & Flnance on her management of Lottery-funded projects such as Sharlns Repton.. Hlstorlc Landscapes
for All. At the turn of the year, a second appllcatlon to the NLHF was successful, allowlnB the Trust to ￿eW 11$ 8overnance,
dlverslty and Inclu51on. Update5 on all these are covered elsewhere. Llnden a150 reports to A&F on her mana8ement of umbrella
theme5 such as Unforgettoble Gorden5, which amongst other things ha5 been Ilnked wlth elements of the Trust's on-llne lecture
series. The e-8ulletln and social rnedla have gone from stren8th to 5trenBth, and contlnued web51te development have also t)een
among Susannah Charlion's contributlons durtng the year.
The Cornmlttee creates an annual Budget for approval by the Board at the beglnnlng of each year, toBether vAth quarterly
management accounts. In5urance5 for the Gardens Trust and CGT5 contlnue io be re￿ewed, a5 dld the revlew of Rlsks, Health
and Safety, Ihe Bu5ine55 Plan, Equal Opportunities and Trustees Skllls Audlt. Pald adYertlsement5 have also contlnued In the GT
News. No new Trustees Jolned the Committee dvrlng 2020.
The re￿eW of Member5hlp 5erwces has contlnued wlth a 5peclal offer to member5 of County Gardens Trusts. At the end of
December 2020, total Indlvidual membershlp wa5 1,135. Total mernbershlp of County Gardens Trusts stood at 7728 lexcludlng
the Welsh Hi5lorlc Gardens Trust) wlth membership of the We15h Hlstorlc Gardens Trust - affillated to the Gardens Trust - belng
980.
As noted elsewhere, the GT'S Steerlng Group, treated In March 2D21, has assumed the responslbllltles of the Admlnlstratlon and
Flnance Comrnittee, whlch has now been disbanded.
We are 8raleful to Alan Baxter and Coombs, our landlords, for thelr ongolnq support.
Lisa Watson. Chalr
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THE GARDEN5 TRUST
REPORT OF BOARD OF TRLisfEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
CONSERVATION COhVAl￿EE
When the lockdown occurred on 23 March 2020, we wondered how thls would Impact local plannlng department5. In fact, after
a bdef lull, it quickly becarne apparent that the year-on-year trend of increased consultations relating to development5 which
affect the hlstodc de5i8ned landscape would coniinue. A therne echoed by our colleague5 in the other naiional arnenity societles.
OLtr consetvatlon team have shown thelr adaptabillty and resilience through the months of the pandernic and must be commended
on their work in respondlng io the ever-increaslng number of planning consuliaiions, often len8thy and complex, and Invol￿n8
many stakeholders.
The total number of consultatlons recelved for the calendar year 2020 (ln boldl, 12019 figure5 in brackets for cornpartsonl
comprislng all plannlnl appllcations. pre-appllcatlons, Historic England con5ultatlons, Local Plans, Natlonal Policy, Nelghl>ovrhLbJd
Plans and General Correspondence for England was 1,961 11,8321 and for Wales 15 1311.
Of these 1,10811,0621 were statutory con5ultatlons for England. ReskX)nses (to all types of c¢nsultatlonsl were as follows..
Gardens Trust wrltten responses submltied 611 14471. County Garden5 Trust written response$ 439 13331. Gardens Trust no
comments Submitted 56716051. County Gardens Trust no comment5 145 11711, an overall Increase of 206 responses compared
wlth 2019.
In response to thls upward trend. the Gardens Trust has Introduced a new member to the conservatlon team. Danlel Bowle5 has
lolned as an Asslstant Conservation Casework Offlcer. Danlel ha5 responslblllty for1088lng all consultatlons and respon5e5. Ali50n
Alllghan, our ConseThatlon Casework Mana8er ￿11 now also work alongslde Margle Hoffnung, In a Conservatlon Officer role,
focuslng on and asslstlng the County Gardens Trusts In four countles, Curnbrla, Yorkshlre, Notllnghamshlre and Lancashlre. The
team has an ellectlve trfage system whl¢h ensures that consulritlons are assessed upon recelpt t¢ prforitlse responses, from both
the County Garden5 Trusts and the Garden5 Trust, as approprtate.
The volurne and dlverslty of ca5ewoTk monltored and managed Is such that only a snapshot of the responses can be provlded here.
The follo¥Ani examples Illustrate how our Conservatlon Olflcer extends her reach and the volce of the Gardens Trust Ihrou8h
close collaboratlve worklns me¢hods.
An ongoln8 appllcatlon for a new M3 Pli)to motorway servlce statlon on the boundary of Grade l H kwood In Hampshlre has
requlred ihree responses 51nce November 2017 wlth the most re¢ent In May 2020. Stakeholders vAth shared ￿ewS Include the
Georqlan Group, Harnp5hlre Gardens Trust, other academlcs and Indlvlduals but there has been wldespread dlssatlsfactlon wlth
Hlstortc En8iand'5 (HEI responses whlch, It Is wldely felt. have been Insufflclently robust and, m05t unusually, we have challenqed
HE'5 P051tlon.
A major appllcatlon whlch Is now reachlng a crltlcal stage has ralsed Interes(In8 dlscu551on5 wlth resard to settln8. Thls
con5ultatlon relates to the redevelopment of the Jolly Boatrnan and Hampton Court Statlon, across the rtver frorn Plam
ton
g and grounds. We origlnally oblecied to the plan5 to bulld 97 houses, an 84-bed hotel, retall unll5 and carparking on thls
sensltlve sile In February Z019. We wrote a8aln when, In the revlsed appllcatlon, the proposed bulldlng5 were set even hl8her
than befo￿. An Inadequate accompanylng VIA ornits Images taken from wew polnt$ In the landscape, the Klnss Apartments or
the Banquetlng House from where there are clear vlew5 to the slte, currently broken by some chestnut tree5, some of whlch are
reported to be suffering Irom canker. Wlth or wthout the trees. Ihe hei8ht and mass of the proposed ¢levelopmeni wlll be ￿SIble
from key h15toric vlewpolnts throu8hout thls reglstered Grade I landscape and wlll sert¢U51y Impact upon Its seitln8 and
$1gnlficance. We have worked closely wlth H15torlc Royal Pala¢e5, arranglng a slte wsit a5 500n a5 restrlctlons were lifted. and
are dell8hted that they support our posltlon. HE has acknowledged that the tree 155ue may be a problem but otherwlse stand by
thelr les5 than strong letter of oblectlon. A further sile vlslt YAth all the plannlng offlcers has now been arranged.
In NOrthum￿rtand, re5toratlon and new work vAthln walled gardens at A ckland Cas
andR
￿￿£￿15 a8aln Illustratlve of
the collaboratlve nature of our work. The Northumbrla Gardens TrustlNGTI have been extremely pro-a¢tlve, and thelr local
knowledge has been Invaluable. We broadly support both appllcatlons. At Auckland we had a holdlng obleciion unlll various
documents, malnly relatln4 to hi5torlc ￿e￿5 and how the current de51gn relates to these, 50 that the plannlng olficer5 would be
5ufflciently Informed to make their declslon. When th15 happened, we wlthdrew our objection. Our Conservation Officer was
able to work wlth the landscape architect at Auckland which led to a very good collaborative relatlonship both with him and the
local authority, and productive ongolng dlscu55ions between hlm and NGT lin the absence of a slte vi51tl. At Raby, the maln Issue
was the ￿SibilitY of the new car parkin8 and again the need for archaeology before work c¢mrnence5, should perrnlsslon be
granted. Again, extenslve research from NGT informed ihe very detalled response.
rml
rhe Grade 11 RPG at oy near Bristol has been blighted by a large statlc home caravan park as a ￿sUIt of a poor planning
deci51on In the 1960s. The caravan5 encroach within approx. 20m of the 7m tall statue of Neptune. When ihe caravan park
owner began to dlg up turt to turn most of the grass between the caravans and the statue into a car park or another pitch for
static home, the vlgllant Friend5 of Willlam Champlon's Garden, notified the plannlng authority and a5 no appllcatlon for planninq
permission had been submitted. an enforcement notlce wa5 itntnediately obtalned. After some dlscussion, extensive liai50n
between the Garden5 Trust, South Gloucestershlre Council and the Frlends of Warrniey the darnage has been ￿PaIred.
surprislng and encoura8in8 result.
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THE GARDENS TRUST
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
CONSERVATION COAIMirrEE Icontinuedl
We continue to develop accessibility to the Casework Log, an Invaluable archive of casework responses. Log Training 5e55ions
with County Gardens Trust volunteers faltered with the pandemlc. bu¢ wth the potential advent of new plannlng law5 and
processes (referred io belowl, it rernain5 a priority for rhe Conservation team and Commlttee to ensure thal the Log is an
interactive and e55ential tool in maxlmi51ng the Impact of our work as Statutory Consultee.
The work of the consetvatlon team 1$ 5UPPOrted by the educatlonal and outreach programme of the Hlstorlc Landscape Project
IHLPI led by our two Historic Landscape Project Olflcers. Tamsin Mcmillan and Sally Bates. Once again, In response to the
lockdown restrictions, the rapld and highly effectlve adaptation of their tralnlng programme and swift delivery onllne must be
highly commended. With face-to-face meetlngs wth County Gardens Trust volunteer5 and our wder network of herttage partner5
on hold, the benefits of Zoom ¢onne¢tlons have not only kept everyone In touch but wdened hort70ns. Thls new medium ha5
enabled the Planning Training programme dellvered by our Conservatlon Offlcer In conlunciion wlth the HLP, to be recorded for
online dellvery. Delivered by Zoom, the programme attracted a rnuch larger audience both volunteer and profes51onal than
prevlously achleved. Th15 Is now a valuable onllne resource which will help us to extend our reach through education.
Collaboratlng with our CDlleagues In the County Gardens Trusts, In September 2020, members of the ConseThatlon Commlttee
dellyered a response to the Government Whlte Paper.. Plannlns for the Fufure whlch sets out a propK)sal for an overhaul of the
plannlns system. We took the opp¢rtunlty to draw attentlon to the role of the Gardens Trust In the plannlng process and, alongslde
other herttage sector partners, we were In￿led to engage in dlrect consultatlon wth the Secretary of Stale to relnforce
commltment for the sector to have a clearly deflned role wfthln any reforrned 5y5tem. The draft Blll Is expected In ihe Autumn
Oiher Government consultatlon5 to whlch we have responded Include Supportlns publlc servlce Infrasrru¢ture throush the
Plonnlng System. whlch wlll enable extenslon to publ1¢ bulldlngs through permltted development. 11 Is essenllal that any
quallfylng bulldln8s slted In re815tered parks and gardens are exernpt. In respondlng to the Ensland Tree Strotesy consultation,
we expre$5ed our concern that the consultatlon Include5 only lirnlted reference to 'hlsiorfc lartd5cape features.. It doe5 not
5ufllciently hlghllght hlslorlc parks artd 8ardens and thelr settlng to ensure that new tree plantlng proposals, whlch wlll be a
slgnlflcant feaiure of land mana8ement In future. take Inio accouni the design character of the hlsiorfc planted landscape. As
HE ¢ontlnue5 their Revlew of Listlng, we have relnlorced our observation that a Revlew of th¢ Natlonal Heritage Llst must Include
strategy for the development of the Re815ter of Parks and Gardens. Wlth Ilmlted resource, the need to balance equitably the
Interests of reglstered parks or 8ardens and Ilsted bulldln8s needs to be expllcltly explored, deflned and then applled. A Grade I
reglstered slte Is ès Important a5 a Grade I Ilsted bulldln8. A5 well as belnB a member of ihe Jolnt Commlttee of the Natlonal
menlty Socletles, we also have a representative slttln8 on the Herltase Alllance Spatlal Plannln8 Group.
We extend our thanks to Chds Clarke, Jullan Glbbs and Gllllan Clark for thelr enormous contrlbutlon to the Garden5 Trust who
have retlfed from the Conservatlon Commlttee thls year and Jre dell8hied to welcome Chrts Blandford, Mlkt Calnan. Wendy Stott
and Sally Stradllng to the Commlttee.
Sarah Dlckln50n, Chalr
EDUCATION AND EVENTS COMMIThEE
2020 started well wlih 8ood attendances at our courses at the Instltute of Hlstodcal Research In London and Wlnterboume House
In Blrmlngham, and al the Winter Lecture serle$ 120191201 In London. We also ran Siudy day5 or courses In Carnbrfdge, the
roatlonal Arboretum at Westonblrt, the Weald and Downland Museum and Sheffield, and had several others planned when the
pandernlc restrlctlons came Into force In March and ended all our on-51te events for the rest of the year.
In Jun• 2020, we took what we thou8ht was Ihe r15ky Uecision to attempt some on-llne pro￿51•n, not havln8 any Idea what the
take-up would be. An initial serfe5 of 12 free lectures was glven In June and July whlch sold out, and from August onward5 we
began oflerlng pald courses and lectures. These proved to be extremely Successful both In reachlng a rnuch wlder audience and
In flnanclal ierms. We have been able to attract a range of excellent outslde speakers whlch has enabled us to widen our offer
and run 4 or 5 events a week. These have Included courses on garden history, a regular weekly serles run in partner5hlp with
County Gardens Trusts ICGTSI on Unforsettable Gardens. and both general interest and speclallsi courses.
Although unfortunately we had tcs postpone our Annual Conference, we were able to hold the New Research Symp051um onllne,
attractlns a record audlence of lust over 2(M). Our Wlnter Lecture S￿￿es[lo1011l1, run Jolntly wlth the London Gardens Trust,
was also run online this year and also reached ￿0rd audiences, averaglng over 3¢yJ.
Frorn September we were able to bulld a sirong team of abo¢Jt a dozen volunteers to asslst in the admlnlstratlon, comm1$5ionin8
and technical aspects of our onllne prograrnme. We have also been able to offer use of the Garden's Trust Zoom Ilcence for
udiente5 of up to 5QK) to CGTS. and to offer thern training in managing Zoorn rneetings. Twelve County Gardens Tw51S have taken
advantage of thTS. During Z021 we are intendlng to develop partnership arrangements with other orRani5ation5.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
EDUCATIOII AND EVENTS COhiMIThEE Icontlnued}
By keeping prlces low, and offedng further discounts on booking whole 5erie5 or courses we have galned a name for belng good
value for money. Tlcket 5ale5 were rarely been below 150 and more usually well over 2QKI. All told In 2020 we sold c7,800 tickets.
The artnual garden history Conference held In assoclatlon wlth Oxford Universlty's Department for Continulng Education wa5
another vlctim of the pandemic. However the Maws Batey Essay Prize was unaffected and was won by Nuard Tadevosyan, an fv14
IArt Historyl student at Queen's Univer51ty, Kingston, Ontario ￿anada, for her work on the use of the colour I￿en In Della Robbla
cerarnlcs. Thls ha5 been published In Garden History.
Garden Hlstory, under the edltor5hlp of Barbara Slmms and GT News under the edltor5hlp of Charle5 Boot appeared as usual
desplte lockdown, whi15t our e-Bulletin has gone from strength to stren8th under Char(otte Ca5ella's edltorshlp and has become
a key mode of communlcatlon wlth both members and non-members.
Vlrilnla Hlnze and Dr Davld M4r5h. Co-chalrs
HISTORIC LINDSCAPE PROJECT
The Hlstorlc Land5cope Project IHLPJ Is the Garden5 Trust's copoclty bulldlny proyramrne, worklny to support Its volunteer5 ond
those of the County Gardens Trusts ICGfs) In taklns a proactlve role In rhe ¢on5ervatlon of hlstorlc deslgned land5cope5. It
rKelves partlol fundiny frorn Hlstorlc Enslond.
It goes wlthout Sa￿n6 that 2020 was a year of unprecedented upheaval and uncertainty. Llke rnany other capacity-bullding bodies,
the HLP wa5 forced to qulckly rethlnk the ways In whlch It could dellver tralnlns and support to volunteer5 In the County Gardens
Trusts ICGT51. Althou8h It was, Inevltably, a dlfflcult, stressful and sometlmes sad year, many positlve ways of worklng arose out
of the cO￿d shake.up. whlch we wlll carry lotvlard, even as the restrlctlons of the pandemlc ease.
In May. the ￿u[t$ of our co￿d-19 questlonna1￿ ftsr CGT5 Showed that rnalorlty had been forced by the pandemlc to suspend
most of thelr actlvlties, whlch many aniiclpated would lead to an Inevltable105s of Income and members. Th15 was a great concern
to Us and we took care to ensure that we made regular contact wlth the CGTS to offer 5UPPOrt and learnlng opportunitles to help
keep thelr volunteers Interested and engaged and able to contlnue thelr actlvltles at home andlor on dl8ltal platform5.
There was excellent tearnwork by all GT staff, not lust HLP, worklng together to prepare remote leamlng packages and a publlc
awareness campalgn (funded by the NLHFI on the threats, Includlng Covld-19, facln8 vartous aspects of the hlstorfc larnd5cape
sector, and the role of volunteers. Over the separate threads, flrst weeks. 25,305 people vlewed the posts and Important Ilnks
were forged between the HLP, CGTS and the groups and propertles whlch took part. We were dellghted that the campal8n was
later credlted by Jenlfer Whlte, Hlstorlc EnBland'5 Natlonal Lanéscape Ad￿ser, as havlnq 'played an lrnportant part In helplng to
ralse the alert, e5peclally early on In soclal rnedla, whlch led to the creatlon of rhe Government'5 11.57bn emerqency support
for the Arts, announced on 5th July
To help keep the CGTS engaged durfn8 the flrst lockdown. we prepared 11 remote learnln8 package5, coverlng so¢lal medla and
other onllne communlcatlons., research and recordlng. conservatlon and plannlrng., and audlence development. We were pleased
that Some of these package5 were also plcked up by external landscape hedtage or8an15atlons for use In thelr staff and volunteer
tralnln8.
We oulckly adapted to U51n4 onllne events platforms and undertook tralnlnB to run onllne meetlnR5 and weblnars, $0 that w•
could lead by ɥxarnple, orqanlslng..
elshl tralnln8 weblnars, coverlni a5pect5 of conservatlon and plannlng, whlch saw a total of 660 attendees, from at
least 34137 CGTS.
our annual Hlstorlc Landscapes Assembly dlscusslon and netwtsrkln8 event onllne, over three 'A55embly Afternoons,,
reachin8 an audlence of 249 and helpin8 to boost the GTICGTS. proflle across the sector.
A Meel Up for CGT Chalrs, wlth 30136 CGTS attendlng.
We contlnued io develop our own dlgltal skllls over the year, Includlng vfa a mentorlng scheme wlth the NLHF-funded Dlgltal
Heritage Lab, and found Increaslng opportunities to share these wlth CGT5. Other HLPO skllls traSnin8 included sesslons on OASIS.
In preparation for training the CGTS to use and contribute research to this online database.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
HISTORIC LANDSCAPE PROJECT IHLP) Icontinuedl
As online resource5 grew in popularity, our resotsrce htjb of learning materiaL5 htt s.. l/t
ardern5tru5t.or
lconservationlhl
hubl became more Important than ever. V￿th usage rrMJre than four tir￿ that of the previous year. Additional HLPO time was
dedicated to Its ongoing improvement and growth.
important part of our role is to pronK)te conversation, and develop ￿LatiOnShIpS, between the CGTS, the Garden5 Trust and
relevant external organlsations. This year, we helwd the Con5eryation Committee and %wider GT to respond to consultation from
the Woodland Trust and thcient Tree Forum., the Englond Tree Strotesy,. and the National Trust. We also identified and promoted
kty rnessage5 likely to affect the GT and CGTS, including conservation issues emerging from the Plonnins for the Future White
Paper - partlculariy Local Plans, and Local Listing. and how CGT5 can raise awarene55 of historic parks and garden5. especially
those unproterted by Registration, by contributlng to these.
Thls year saw the conclusion of the hugely successful Land f the F
nn5 project, in vthlch our consultant supported volunteers to
research and ￿0rd 50 historic landscape features. The project has helpw to wtsli5e Essex Gardens Trust. whlch re¢eived fund5
for two legacy research projects. as well as other local volunteefs.
The Historlc Landxape Project 15 having a grovAng Input into deciding a strategic directlon for the Gardens Tru5t,' finding ways
to unify our Social media and communicatlons messages and reach new audiences Iwa a new Communications Team and an
Audience Development, Marketing and Communication5 Groupl- and developing the Un[orsettoble Gardens theme for 2020-23.
Looking to the futu￿, we were delighted at the recent SLKcess of the GT's 'Engaging with our Future, NLHF grani applicalion,
which wll help the Gardens Trust to expand its offer to a a￿llence and enable the HLP to pass what we learn onto the
CGfs, encouraging them to both widen their supp)rter base and Share their knowledge and love of hlstorlc designed landscape5
with many mre individuab and communities.
Tarrysin Mcmillan. Historic Landscape Project Officer
rRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
The Gardens Trust's fifth year is best described as a striking one of both Intended and unima¥rined change.
Intended was the shift of (haimanship fmm jan￿ Bartos to Peter Hyghe5. Working with Jim in the first forrnative years of the
Gardens Trust was a great priTrAlege. and It 1$ a te5taffent to his 5tea¢ty hand that were in a strong positlon to face the sec(>nd
major change that the year pre*nted.
Unimagined wa5 Covid and its associated challenges. These cast a long shadow over 2020, and presented challenges finding ways
to adapt and remain operatlonal. I could not t* prouder tIK)U4h of the way that the Gardens Trust has met this challenge head
)st Significantly, despite some initial t￿pIdatIon. we managed to take our work online. This ranged from meetings with
colleague5 and other organisations, to the extraordinary and Èrf)Id shift of the Events team away from in-person event5 to a full
onllne programme. to the tralning and other support offered by our capacity building team'5 webinars and remote training
packages
In a year where we have nor been able to face-to-face. communication has becon* wtal. Thi5 ha5 been reflerted in the
pulling together of the 'Gardens Trust Communications Team. wth Staff running Twitter and our Facebwk page, and alongside
magnificent voluntary work from Chartotte Casella le-Bulleiinl, Daniel Bowles (who is èmployed ￿thin our £on5eryaiion team
but runs our Instagram as a volunteerl, and Charles Ilong-serwng GT News ediiorl. This Spring we decided to go our separate
way from the Facebook groLP run so ably and generously by Letit'"a Yetman. This ￿11 allow us to concentrate on building the
Gardens Trust Facebook page. through which it should be easier to focus on sharing core GT messages ￿th a ￿de audience,
whi15t giving Letitia's group the freedom to share a brilliantly eclectic range of material. I would like to sincerely 9ffer Letitla
OUT thanks and congratulations for bulldlng the gro[￿ for so many year5, and wish it all the best under its new name of 'Gardens
for All,.
Our Lottery-funded 'Sharlng Repton.. Flistorfc Landscapes for All. Project was due to end in March 2020. but when Covfd hlt we
were able at the 11th hour to extend ihe project's time period and use the untouched contingency. This went to a related project
to use Social rnedia durin8 the first 'Covid summer, io highlight the value of historic park5 and gariJen5 and the threats posed to
them. l am particularly proud that thi5 was credited with being Or￿ of the factors influencing the Govemment's announcing
Cl.57bn emergew support for the Arts in July 2020.
Inspired by this experience. we ￿￿cesSfullY applied for a c¢)veted place on the National Lottery Heritage Funded Schen￿ 'Digital
Heritage Lab., through which we have accessed training and a mentor to us better understand hcw we can Lfje digital
technology to deliver our wot*.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
Our theme for the next few years Is Unforsettable Gardens. Thls Is Intended to highllght the value of histodc parks and gardens,
includlng those of local significance as well as the 'national star5.
the threats they face and the ways In which we can all help
to look after them. It's an opportunity to showcase the work of the Gardens Trust and County Gardens Trusts ICGTsl and to glve
mornentum to our efforts to recruit new supporter5 and volunteers. Because of the pandemic we had to change some of our plans
to collaborate wlth other organlsatlon5 Struggling themselves wlth the effect5 of Covid. Instead we concentrated on sharing our
Unforgettoble Gardens rnessages soclal media, 5UPPOrtlng CGTS with remote iralning materia15, and developing projects such
as the extenslve and popular series ol Unforsettoble Gardens lectures and highll8hting an Unforgettable Garden of the Ikjnth on
soclal medla. We are delighted that thls flexible approach ha5 paid diwdends. Now. in early summer 2021, we are dazzled by
the progre55 CGT5 have made on developlng research and recording projects and even15. We are a150 delighted that we have
been able io flnd way5 to collaborate with or8anisatlon$ Such a5 En8llsh Heritage, Hlstorlc Houses Jnd Herttage Open Days, and
exclted by our plan5 whlch Include eXplo￿ng ways to dlgSt15e our slide collectlon.
The pasi year also Involved a lot of grant appllcatlon wrftlngl The flr5¢ was to the Hlstorfc England Covld Emersency Response
Fund for a project to extend our support to non-county Gardens Trust volunteer5 to help them 'get thrDugh' Covld. Unfortunately
thls was noi su¢ce55ful, due to sheer volume of appllcatlons, but It ha5 nevertheles5 glven us a useful framework for thlnkln8
about future development. We also applled for an exten51on to the Hi5tortc England fundlng for our capaclty buildin8 work, and
are dell8hted to now be one of lew organl$atlons to have been given a full year's extenslon rather than a more usual slx rnonths.
2020 ended wlth the Natlonal Lottery Herllage Fund openlng a new grant programme focussln8 on resllience at thls difflcult tlme,
partlcularly through Improvln8 dlver51ty. We pulled out the stops - and shamefully ne8lected Covld horneschoollns requlrement5
to successfully apply for cC75,7C#J towards a £95,7CQ project. Thls VAII Include market research so we better understand our
place In the sector, the development of audlence development and fundraislns 5trategles so that we can grow our work In
SU5talnable way, expanslon of our dlqltal resource to reach new people, and a revlew of our Iniernal orqani5atlonal structure5.
We wlll also be pllotlng three actlvltles around growlng membershlp, dlgltal en8a8ernent such as Improvln8 our webslte or gettlng
belter on soclal medla, and communlty outreach such as ev*nts for people who haven't prevlously been Interested In garden
hlstory or conservatlon. Runnlns throu8h ihls all wlll be a concerted effort to feach more dlverse audlence5 50 that we can help
ensure people from all backgrounds can come together to enjoy and care for hlsttsrtc parks and gardens. The grant VAII also
enable the recwltment of a part-tlme Audience Development and En8a8ement Offlcer who wlll partlcularly focus on Incluslon,
dlverslty and Improvlng our dlgltal actlvlty.
Leamlng from the project wlll be shared ￿th volunteers at the afflllated local County Gardens Twsts se that they too can become
rnore sustalnably Impactful. The project VAII run untll wlnter 2022. 1 would Ilke to record thanks to our new Trustee Rachel Savage
for her lrnmen$e work on thls appllcatlon.
We stlll do not know when the pandemlc VAII end, but the Garden5 Trust Intends to hold on to what we have achieved In thls
exceptlonal year and to bulld on It for the future. It has been a 6reat team effort and I feel that we can face the future vAth
confldence.
Llnd•n Groves. StrJte8lc Development Offlc•r
FINANCIAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
In 2020. the Garden5 Trust achieved a surplus before Investment 8ainsllosse5. whlch amounted to C32,483. Th15 flgure Includes
the most welcome legacy of £25,(M)O from ihe e5taie ol Herbert Roblnson. a loyal membÈr of the Garden5 Trust and of the Garden
Hlsiory Socleiy before. The remainaer of the surplu5 15 a result ol the success of ttte prograrnrne of on-line lectures. talks and
presentatlons, iogeiher wlth the gener051ty of our supporters to our fund-raising campaign In the summer. An addltlonal factor
has been the economles enforced by travel restmctlons on our planned a¢tlwtles. A further day of Hlstorlc Landscape Project
staff tlme In 2020 proved to be a worthwhile Investment.
The Gardens Trust has c¢ntlnued to benefit from support from Hlstodc Ensland fundin8, not only In respect of our statutory
casework and County Gardens Trusts support actlvltles, but a150 In other project work. An exten51on to the Sharlny Repton
project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Whlle our inve5trnent5 benefltted from the legacy, the valuation of our vartous Investments at market rates at the end of the
year showed Increases a5 well as decreases. These factors, together wlth the drawlng down of some fund5 to facilltate cash flow,
have glven a figure for unrealised net galns of Investments 01 £5,381.
Total funds have Increased to £535,570 at year.end 2020 from £497,706 at year-end 2019, refle¢tinq net income £37,864.
Llsa Watson. Honorary Treasurer
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THE GARDENS TRUST REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 

## FINANCIAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (continued) 

## Risk Management 

Following Charity Commission guidance, the Board has adopted a Risk Management Statement and agreed a Risk Register. This is monitored and reviewed annually and actions agreed to manage significant risks. The Board confirms that it has agreed actions to address or mitigate the identified significant risks. 

## STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITIES 

The trustees (who are also the directors of The Gardens Trust for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to 

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; 

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

Approved by order of the Board of Trustees on 22 June 2021 and signed on its behalf by: 


Peter Hughes QC - Chairman 

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INDEPENDENT EXAJAINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE GARDENS TRUST
Independent examlner's report to the trustees of The Gardens Trust I'thè Company'l
I report io the charity trustees on my examinaiion of the account5 of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Re5ponslbllltles and basls of report
As the charity'5 trustees of the Cornpany land a150 Its dlreciors for ihe purposes of company lawl you are responsible for
the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2C4J61'the 2CK)6 Act'i.
Havlng Sailsfled myself that the account5 of the Company are not required to be audlted under Part 16 of the 2CNJ6 Act
and are eligible for Independent examination, I report In respect of my examlnation ol your charitys accounts as carried
out under sectlon 145 of the Charltie5 Act 2011 I'the 2011 Aet'l. In carrying out my examlnatlon I have followed the
Directions Eiven by the Charfty Comm1s5ion under Section 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act.
Ind?pend?nt •xamln•r's gtatement
Since your charlty'5 gros5 income exceeded £250,CO) your examlner rnust be a member of a Ilsied body. I can conflrm
that l am quallfied to undertake the examinatlon because l am a reg15tered rnember of Instltute of Chartered Accountants
In England & Wales whlch Is orntr of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflmi that no matters have come to my attentlon In ¢onne¢tlon wAth the
examlnatlon SI￿n9 me cause to belleve..
a¢courttln8 record5 were not kept In respeci of the Company as requlred by sectlon 386 of the 2&)6 Act,. or
the accounts do not accord ￿th those re¢ord5', or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting reqU1￿MentS of sectlon 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requlremeni that the accounts glve a true and falr ￿eW whlch Is not a matter consldered as part of an
Independent exarnlnatlon,. or
the account5 have not been prepared In accordance wth the Methods and prlnclples of the Statement of
Recornmended Practlce for accountln8 and repor*.Ing by charftles lappllcable to charltles preparlng thelr
account5 In accorclance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Rep&)Ilc of Ireland IFRS
10211.
I have no concems and have come acr0$5 no other matters In connectlon wlth the exarnlnatlon to whlch attentlon should
be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper undersiandln8 of the accounts to be reached.
Peter Neliemose
In5tltute of Chartered Accountants In England & Wales
Averlllo & Assoclates
Charte￿d Accountants
16 South End
Croydon
Surrey
CRO 10N
Date., 22 June 2021
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THE GARDENS TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
Toial funds
2019
Total funds
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restricted
funds
Notes
ItrICOME AND ENDOWMENT5 FROM
Subscrlptlons and donatlons
93,731
93,731
65,306
Ch•rltsble actlvltie5
Grants recelvable
Hlstortc England
Hlstorl¢ England Prglect5
Herltage Lortery Fund . Repton
Other Projects
102,881
19,198
8,250
16,886
102,881
19,198
8.250
16,886
94,639
6,680
47,866
Publlcatlons
Other tradln8 actI￿tIeS
Advertlslng
Events
Investment Income
6,990
6,99)
4,670
2,070
36,011
31,771
2,070
36,011
11,771
1,724
53.493
13,656
Total
150,573
147,215
297,788
288,034
EXPENDITURE ON
Ralslng funds
Charltable actlvltles
Events
Wa8es and salarles
Natlonal Insurance
Prlntlng and dlstrfbutlon
Mernbershlp
Ollice management costs
Orher support costs
Hlstorf¢ En8land
H15torlc EnBland Projects
Herlta8e Lottery Fund - Repton
Other Projects
3,785
3,785
3,810
12,244
42,856
3,￿1
22,902
7,729
18,523
7,LYJ8
12,244
139.861
9,693
22,901
7,729
18,523
7,050
7,301
12.356
8,309
32,835
97,¢JJ7
6.692
9,091
22,475
20,1C
10.444
7.955
4,261
47,203
42
7,301
12,356
8,309
Total
118,048
147,257
265,305
286,389
NET INCOME I IEXPENDITUREI BEFORE GAINS
AND LOSSES
32,525
1421
32,483
1,645
Ne¢ 84ln3 on Investments
5,381
5,381
34,404
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
37.906
1421
37,864
36,049
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
496,135
1.571
497.706
461,657
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
535 570
497 706
CONTINUING OPEIiATIONS
All incorne and expendlture has arlsen from ¢ontinulng actlvities.
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THE GARDENS TRUST
BALANCE SHE
AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
Total funds
2019
Total fund5
Unrestricted
fund5
Restdcted
funds
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
Investment5
10
63,715
63.715
456 6J2
63,715
427 432
520,317
520.317
491,147
CURRENT ASSErs
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
12
3,169
3,169
28,137
50,843
1,529
52,372
85,184
CREDITORS
Amounts falllng due ￿thIn one year
137,1191
137,1191
178,3451
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
534,041
1,529
535,570
497,986
CREDITORS
AnY)unts falllnl due aftef more than one year 14
12801
Assrrs
535 570
15
FUNDS
Unre5trlcted fund5
Restrlcted funds
534,041
496,135
TOTAL FUNDS
535 570
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THE GARDENS TRUST
BALANCE sHE￿- CONTINUED
T 31 DECEIABER 2020
The charftable company Is entitled to exemptlon from audit under Sectlon 477 of the Companle5 Act 2(K)6 for the year
ended 31 December 2D20.
The members have not wulred the cha￿table cornpany to obtaln an audlt of Its flnanclal statements for the year
ended 31 December 2020 In accordance with Sectlon 476 of the Ctsmpanie5 Act Z&J6.
The director5 acknowkedse thelr responslbllltles for
ensurln8 that the charltable company keeps aCc￿ntIng records that comply vAth Sectlons 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 201X* and
p￿pa￿ng flnanclal slatement5 which give a true and falr vlew of the state of affalr5 of the charitable company
a5 at the end of each flrtancial year and of its surplus or deflcli for each flnanclal year in accordance wlth the
requlrements ¢f Sectlon5 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply wlth the requlrement5 of the Companies Act
2006 relatln8 to flnan¢lJl 5tatementS, 50 far as applicable to the charltable company.
Ibl
These flnanclal staternents have been prepared In accordarKe vAth ihe provlslon5 appllcable to charltable companles
svblect to the small cornpanies regirne.
The flnanclal statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and author15ed for Issue on 22 June 2021 and were
slgned on Its behalf by
Peter HuRhes QC -Chalmian
The notes forrn part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basls of pr•parln8 th• finantlal statements
The financial Statements of the chadtable company, which Is a publlc beneflt entlty under FRS 102, have been
prepared in accordance wlth the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5'. Statement of
Recommended Practlce applicable to charitle5 preparing their accounts In accordance with the Financlal
Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 lelfective 1 January 20191,, Flnanclal
Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UX and Republic of Ireland. and the
Companle5 Act 2￿6. The financlal statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, wth the
exception of investments whl¢h a￿ included at rna￿et value, as rnodified by the revaluatlon of certain assets.
Incorne
All income Is recognlsed In the Statement of Flnanclal ActI￿tIeS once the charfty ha5 entltlement to the funds,
5t Is probable that the Incorne VAII be recelved and the amount can be rneasured rellably,
Expendltur•
Liabilities are ￿c0sn1sed as expendltvre as soon as there Is a legal or constructlve obllgatlon commStllng the
charlty to that expendlture, It Is probable that a transfer of econornlc beneflts wlll be requlred In settlement
and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expendlture Is accounted for on an accruals basls
and has been classlfled under headlnss that ag8regaie all c05t relaied io the category. Where costs cannoi be
dlrectly att￿buted to partlcuiar headln8S they have been allocated to actlvltles on a basls conslstent wfth the
use of resources.
T•nilble flxed assets
Depreclatlon Is provlded at the followln8 annual rates In order to write off each a55et over It5 estlmated useful
Furnltyre, flxtures & flttln15
25% on reduclnv balance
No depreclatlon Is provided for on the Twst'5 Ilbrary as, In the Board's oplnlon, the Ilbrary vlll be malnialned In
perpetulty.
Taxatlon
The charlty Is exempt from corp)ratlon lax on It5 chadtable actlvltles.
Fund accountlna
General funds are unwstrtcted fund5 whlch are ava11able for use at the dlscretlon of the Board In furtherance of
the general oblectlve5 of the company and whlch have not been desl8nated for any other purpose.
De51gnated funds comprl$e unrestrlcted funds that have been set a51de by the Board for a partlcuiar purpose.
The alm and u% of each de518nated fund Is set ovt 7n the notes to the flnanclal statements.
Restrtcied fund5 are funds whlch a￿ tts be used In accordance wlth speclflc re5trfctloTrs Imposed by donor5 whlch
have been ralsed by the company for partlcular purposes. The cost of ralslng and admlnlstertni such funds are
char9gd agalnst the speclflc fund. The alm and use of each ￿$t￿cted fundls Set out In the note5 to the flnanclal
statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINA14CIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
ACCOUNTING POLICIES- ¢ontlnued
Forelgn curr•ncles
Monetary assets and Ilablllties denomlna¢ed In foreign currencies are translated Into sterling at the rates of
exchanse rulln8 at the balance sheet date.
Transaction5 In forelgn currencles are translated into sterllng at the rate of exchange rulin8 at the date of
transactlon,
Exchange differences are taken Into account in the Statement of Flnanclal Actlwties.
Company 5tJtU5
The cornpany Is a company Ilmlted by guarantee. TSie dlrectors of the company are the Board mernbers named
In the reference and admlnlstratlve detalls. In the event of the company belng wound up, the Ilablllty In respect
of the luarantee is Ilmlted to £1 per member of the company.
Investment5
Investments are Stated at market value at the balance Sheet date. The statement of Flnanclal A¢tlvltles Includes
the net 8alns and 105ses arlslng on revaluatlons and dlss>osals throughout the year.
Investments are held for the long-term to generaie Income or capltal growth,
SUBSCRIPTIONS
2020
2019
Donatlon5
Subscrtptlons
CGT Insurance Surplus
29,579
61,540
2,120
61,433
Subscrlptlon Income Includes a 8lft ald tax reclalm of £4,17812019.' £4,048).
INVESTMENT IMCOME
2020
2019
Dlvldends and Interest from Investments
Interest recelvable on Ilquld Inve5trnents
11.676
13,475
IR1
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
RAISING FUNDS
Investmènt manJ8ement C05tS
2020
2019
Investment management fee5
SUPPORT COSTS
Totals
2020
Toials
2019
Manalement
Other
Con5ervatlon travel and subslsience
Offlce and Tr¢￿tees. travel and subslstence
Postage and statlonery
Depre(latlon
Insurance
IT
8ank ¢har8es
Offlce sundrles
Rent
Communleallon5 ad￿SOr
Independent Examlner
8ookkeepln8
629
289
2,136
629
289
2.136
2,830
1,￿7
2,585
650
2,996
650
2.9%
650
5,645
1,414
791
6,840
4,760
3.600
362
1,336
6,840
5,530
1,336
6,840
5,530
3,6CX)
396
3,600
396
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
Net Incomel lexpendlturel Is stated after charglngllcredltln81'.
2020
2019
Depreclatlon . owned assets
TRUSTEES. R£MUNEPATION AND BENEFITS
There were no twstees, remuneratlon or other beneflts for the year ende¢J 31 Decemt)er 2020 nor for tbe year
ended 31 December 2019.
Trustee5' expen5e5
2 rnernbers of the Board recelved relmbursement of expenses amountlng to C349 In the CUr￿rtf year 12019.. 2
members of the kjard recelved relmbursement ol expenses amountlng to £5491.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
STAFF COSTS
2020
2019
Wages and salartes
Soclal securlty costs
139,863
149 556
The average ￿nthlY nLtrmber of employees durlnq the year was as follows..
2020
2019
Managen*rt¢ and adrnln15tration
ConseNatlon
No employees recelved emolument5 In excess of £60,LK#),
2019 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unreslrlcted
funds
Restrfcted
funds
Total funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donatlons and legacles
Charltabl• actlvltlès
Grants recelvable
Publlcatlons
65,306
65,306
149, 185
149,185
4,670
4,670
Other trJdln8 acti￿lIeS
Investment Income
55,217
55,217
Total
138,849
149,185
288,034
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
2019 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL A￿1VITIEs . contlnued
Unrestricted
Restrfcted
funds
funds
Total funds
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charltable •rtlvltles
Events
Wages and 5alarie5
National Insurance
Printing and distributlon
Membership
Oiher rnanaEement costs
Other 5UPPOrt Costs
Hlstoric England
Herlta8e Lottery Fund - Repton
3,810
3,810
32,835
35,020
2.668
22,475
32,835
84,291
6,423
9,091
22,475
20.1CK)
7.881
20,1(K)
10,444
12,216
2,563
12,216
Total
133,693
152.696
286,389
N•t qalns on Investment5
Nrr INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
39,560
36,049
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
456.575
5,082
461,657
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
496 135
497 706
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fumlture,
fixture5 &
flttln8S
Computer
equlpment
Llbrary
Totals
COST
At 1 January 2020
krapped
63,715
34,778
10,327
108,820
At 31 December 2020
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2020
Ellmlnated on gcrappln8
34,778
10,327
10 3271
45,105
30 3271
At 31 December 2020
800K VALUE
At 31 December 2020
At 31 December 2019
The Ilbrary cornprlses books and loumals donated to the Trust from tlme to tlrne and Is valued at the e5tlmated
cost when donated. The Ilbrary Is housed at the LlbrJry of the Unlverslly of Bath, BAZ 7AY and the Llbrary of
the Unlverslly of York, Y010 5DD.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Llsted
Investments
Unllsted
Investments
Totals
MARKET VALUE
At 1 January 2020
Aédltlons
DIsp05als
Revaluatlons
426,932
115.931
187.4111
650
4Z7,432
115,931
187,4111
650
At 31 December 2020
456 102
456 602
BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020
456 102
SL))
456 60Z
At 31 December 2019
426 932
5(KJ
427 432
There were no lfivestment a55ets out51de the UK.
Unlisted investments cornprfse5 a Pen and Wash palntln8 that was donated In earller years and Is In¢luded at Its
eslirnated market value.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
DEBTORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2020
2019
Other debtors
3,169
28,137
13.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2020
2019
Soclal 5ecurlty and other taxes
Accruals and deferred Income
4,393
3,758
Accruals and deferred Income for 2019 Includes grants recelved from Hlstortc England In respect of the
ftslitswlnl year.
14.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFfER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2020
2019
Accruals and deferred Income
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net movement
In funds
Al 1.1.20
At 31.12.20
Unr•stflrted funds
General fund
Llbrary Fund
Flghtln8 Fund
Fund for Conservatlon
COll￿e Lecture5
285,939
63,715
30,758
112,341
38,448
324,387
63.715
30,758
112,341
496,135
37,9N)
534,041
R•strlct•d lunds
Hlstodc En8land
Frank Clark
G Drummond Volunteer Award
571
421
529
1,571
1421
1,529
TOTAL FUNDS
497 706
535 570
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEfvIBER 2020
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - contlnued
Ner Ntyement in funds, included in the above a￿ as follows:
Incornlng
resources
Resources
expended
Galns and Moverrent in
Losses
funds
UnrèstrirtÈd fund5
General fund
College Lectures
150,573
1117,5061
5,381
38,448
150,573
1118,0481
5,381
37,9)6
Restricted funds
Historic England
G Drummond Volunteer Award
147,215
1147,2151
421
421
147.215
1147.2571
1421
TOTAL FUNDS
297 788
265,3051
Comparative5 for movement In funds
Net movement
In fuTrJs
At1.1.19
At31.12.19
UnrÈ5tricted fund5
General fund
Llbrary Fund
Fighting Fund
Fund for Conservation
College Lectures
246,129
63,715
30,758
112,341
39,810
285,939
63,715
30,758
11Z,341
456,575
39.560
496,135
Restricted funds
Historic England
Frank Clark
G Drummond Volunteer Award
3,511
571
571
5,082
1.571
TOTAL FUNDS
461,657
36,049
497.706
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NOTE5 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Comparative movement In fund5, included in the above a￿ as follows:
Incomin
sources
Resource5
expended
Galns and Movement in
1055es
funds
Unrestricted fund5
General fund
College Lectures
138,849
1133,4431
34,404
39,810
138,849
1133,6931
34.404
39,560
Restricted fund5
Historic England
149 185
152 6961
TOTAL FUNDS
288 034
286.3891
30,404
The purpose of each material fund may be 5ummari5ed as follows..
Designated funds..
The Library Fund comprtses books and journals donated to the Tntst from time to time.
The Fighting Fund comprises funds deslgnated by the Board a5 such frorn time to time to help bulld a general
reserve.
The Fund for ConseNation comprises glfts to the Tr¢Jst deslgnated to be held to 5UPPOrt the Trust's objectives In
conservatlon work.
The College Lectu￿ Fund is designated to be used for educatlonal Pufposes.
The G Drummond Volunteer Award Fund wa5 contributed by CGTS.
General fund5'.
The General fund represent5 net asset5 of the chadty that are not Designated Funds or Restrfcted Funds.
Restricted funds-
The grant from Hi5torfc England has been applied to con5ervatlon and localism work in En8land.
The Frank Clark Fund contain5 a Rrant to be tjsed towards on ¥ publication of the lif¢ and y￿r￿ of the
Trust's founding President, Frank Clark.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There We￿ no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2020 or 2019.
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcTIV￿lEs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
2019
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Subxriptlons and donatlons
Donations
Subscriptions
CGT Insurance surplu5
29,579
61,540
2,120
61,433
93,731
65.306
Oth•r tradlng actiyitles
Advert15ing
Contributions from member'5 events etc.
2,070
1.724
38,081
55.217
Investment Incom•
Diwdends from Investments
Interest receivable on liquld Investments
11,676
95
13,475
11,771
13,656
Charitable artlvltie5
Publications
Grants receivable
6,9
147,215
4,670
149 185
154205
153 855
Total Incomini re50urce5
297,788
288,034
EXPENDITURE
Investment management costs
Investment management fees
3,810
3,810
Charftable actlvltles
Wages and salarfes
14ational Insurance
Events
Printing and distributlon
Membership
Historic England Projects
H1510rlC Lotiery Fund Repton
139,863
9,693
12,244
22,￿2
7,729
35,207
119,311
9,091
32,835
22,475
12,216
235,947
252,035
Support costs
Managernent
18,523
20.ICK)
18,523
20,1(KJ
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
2019
Other
Conservation, travel and subslstence
Offlce and Trustees'5 travel and subsistence
Posta8e and stationery
Bookkeeplng
Independent Examlner
Depreciatlon of tanglble flxed assets
629
289
2,136
396
3,6C
2,830
1,CK17
2,585
362
Total resourc•s •xp•nd•d
265,305
286,389
Nèt In¢om• before 8Jln$ and 10s5•5
32,483
1,645
R•alls•d and unr•allsèd ialns •nd 10s5e5
Net reallsed salnsl Ilossesl On flxed asset Investments
Unreallsed galn5111055esl on revaluatlons of flxed assets Investments
4,731
650
34,715
Net Incom•
Thls page does not form part of the Statutory flnanclal statements
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