# THE GODINTON HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1002278
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** March 19, 1991
- **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=1002278


## Contact

- **Address:** GODINTON HOUSE, GODINTON LANE, ASHFORD, KENT
- **Postcode:** TN23 3BP
- **Phone:** 01233632652
- **Email:** office@godintonhouse.co.uk
- **Website:** www.godintonhouse.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1)TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE WHOLE OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF GODINTON HOUSE, NEAR ASHFORD, KENT(GODINTON) AS SHALL OR MAY HEREAFTER BE VESTED IN THE CHARITY OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE CHARITY SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST AND WHICH ARE OF NATIONAL SCENIC HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL AESTHETIC SCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONAL OR ARTISTIC INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE (2)TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE AMENITIES OF GODINTON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (3)TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS AN ADJUNCT TO GODINTON CHATTELS OF ANY DESCRIPTION (THE CHATTELS) AS ARE ORDINARILY KEPT AT GODINTON OR WHICH MAY BE GIVEN OR LOANED TO THE CHARITY AND WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER TO BE APPROPRIATE TO BE KEPT AT GODINTON.(4)TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE ACCESS TO AND THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF GODINTON AND THE CHATTELS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC (5)SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** House, gardens and parkland open to the public. School visits, educational courses and workshops. Programme of repair and conservation to the historic house and restoration of parkland.

**Area of benefit:** GODINTON




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £1269506 | £1543040 | £18940200 | 23 |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £1285676 | £1387881 | £17766286 | 23 |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £1325802 | £1400841 | £17506881 | 18 |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £1283757 | £1192075 | £18978127 | 18 |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £1041919 | £1048162 | £17406164 | 15 |



## Trustees

- GINA ANNE JENNINGS — appointed Dec. 22, 2005
- JOHN LEIGH-PEMBERTON — appointed Jan. 17, 1991
- THE HON WYNDHAM GEORGE PLUMPTRE — appointed Dec. 5, 2014
- THE RT HON DAMIAN HOWARD GREEN MP — appointed July 18, 2006