# THE GIBBERD GARDEN TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1053608
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** March 9, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1053608


## Contact

- **Address:** The House, Marsh Lane, HARLOW, Essex
- **Postcode:** CM17 0NA
- **Phone:** 01279442112
- **Email:** enquiries@thegibberdgarden.co.uk
- **Website:** www.thegibberdgarden.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT AND BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND THOSE OF HARLOW AND THE SURRONUDING AREA OF ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE IN PARTICULAR ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") (A) THE MAINTENANCE (SO FAR AS PRACTICAL) OF THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS AS DESIGNED OR LAID OUT BY SIR FEDERICK GIBBERD AND OPENING THEM TO THE PUBLIC (SO FAR AS PRACTICAL); (B) THE PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC DISPLAY (SO FAR AS PRACTICAL) AS THEY WERE ARRANGED BY SIR FREDERICK GIBBERD OF THE WORKS OF ART AND OTHER CHATTELS OF ARTISTIC ORNAMENTAL OR HISTORICAL INTREST CONTAINED OR FORMERLY CONTAINED IN THE HOUSE AND GROUND; (C) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP IN ART ARCHITECTURE PLANNING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OR SUCH OTHER BRANCHES OF LEARNING OR EDUCATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT; (D) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF  ART ARCHITECTURE PLANNING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE  AND ALLIED SUBJECTS; (E) THE PROVISION OF THE GROUNDS AS A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.

**Activities:** The maintenance of the house and grounds as designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd,  opening to the public and the education and promotion of public knowledge and understanding of architecture.

**Area of benefit:** HARLOW AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF ESSEX AND HERTFORDSHIRE.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex
- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £79814 | £96335 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £91748 | £107562 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £114086 | £93472 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £90027 | £86699 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £84159 | £64936 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Michael Ralph Danvers** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 1, 2016
- ANTHONY JOHN EVANS — appointed Feb. 5, 2021
- Dr David Alexander Farningham — appointed April 26, 2022
- Linda Antoine Hilton — appointed April 9, 2024
- Matthew Christopher Dickin — appointed June 4, 2025
- Patricia Marion Ruth Mountsteven — appointed Jan. 21, 2025