Registered charity · Essex
Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens
Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens is a registered charity (number 212989) based in Essex, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Alan Payne since 2022. Latest income £90k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £90k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.braintreeandbockinggardens.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£90k£59k
- 2024£85k£62k
- 2023£59k£68k
Earlier years
- 2022£57k£65k
- 2021£89k£59k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
PUBLIC GARDENS FOR GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS.
Grants received
2 grants · £65,300 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £55,500
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £9,800
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Alan Payne Chair since 2022
- Dr Vince Eade since 2023
- Li Stone since 2026
- Linda Campbell Hunt since 2025
- Susan Jane Pertwee since 2011
- Stephen David Beckett since 2021
- Tony Pritchard since 2014
- Vanessa Santomauro since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Jane Pertwee since 2011
- Tony Pritchard since 2014
- Vanessa Santomauro since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alan Payne Chair since 2022
- Dr Vince Eade since 2023
- Li Stone since 2026
- Linda Campbell Hunt since 2025
- Susan Jane Pertwee since 2011
- Stephen David Beckett since 2021
- Tony Pritchard since 2014
- Vanessa Santomauro since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 212989
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF GIFT DATED 16/11/1888AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 06/09/2005AS AMENDED ON 04/10/2005AS AMENDED ON 01/06/2006AS AMENDED ON 03/08/2010AS AMENDED ON 07/06/2011AS AMENDED ON 07/02/2012
- Contact on the register
- 01376773066 · info@braintreeandbockinggardens.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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