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Registered charity · No. 203271 · DevoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Nicholas Watts' Gift (aka Brownsdon and Tremayne Estate)

Income
£30k
▲ 3.9% on 2024
Expenditure
£11k
▲ 133.0% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
16
8.7y av 11 of 16 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
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Overview

Nicholas Watts' Gift's network

16 people6 organisationsi16 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Nicholas Watts' Gift. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

16 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Duncan John BirdChair
Albert John DowningTrustee2014
12 yrs
Colin John EdwardsTrustee2017
9 yrs
David Allen TurnerTrustee2020
6 yrs
Gerald William VenningTrustee2015
11 yrs
Henry James SandersTrustee2014
12 yrs
John CollacottTrustee
Keith Nicholas WilliamsTrustee2015
11 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Board

The board

16 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Duncan John BirdChair
Albert John DowningTrustee2014
12 yrs
Colin John EdwardsTrustee2017
9 yrs
David Allen TurnerTrustee2020
6 yrs
Gerald William VenningTrustee2015
11 yrs
Henry James SandersTrustee2014
12 yrs
John CollacottTrustee
Keith Nicholas WilliamsTrustee2015
11 yrs
Mark HoarTrustee2025
1 yr
Richard Paul JonesTrustee2025
1 yr
Robin Alan DergesTrustee2020
6 yrs
Rodney Francis GlanvilleTrustee2014
12 yrs
Roger David Archer BirdTrustee
Stephen Henry Charles CarrTrustee
Terence George PearceTrustee2015
11 yrs
Walter LakeTrustee
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
8.4y
median 11y
Longest tenure
12y
since 2014
Years in governance
6.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 11 on the board

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 16General Charitable Purposes 3Education/training 2Accommodation/housing 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1Religious Activities 1The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Nicholas Watts' Gift. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 30 June.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 30 JuneiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k202520242023202220212020£29.66k£10.78k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Nicholas Watts' Gift has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£23.98k£25.63k£26.53k£27.37k£28.56k£29.66k
Total expenditure£9.62k£15.84k£13.83k£11.50k£4.63k£10.78k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Nicholas Watts' Gift has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 June 202530 April 202624 April 202624 April 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 June 202430 April 202528 March 202528 March 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 June 202330 April 202429 April 202429 April 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 June 202230 April 20239 February 20239 February 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 June 202130 April 202213 October 202113 October 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

What it does

  • The prevention or relief of poverty

Who it helps

  • Other defined groups

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
Local authority: Devon
Area of benefit
ANCIENT PARISH OF TAVISTOCK AND COUNTY OF DEVON as filed
Governing document
SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS as filed
Register history
  • 11 May 1962Registered
Working name
Brownsdon and Tremayne Estate

Policies the charity says it has

  • Investment
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
1962

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