# CASTLE HOWARD ARBORETUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1044931
- **Other names:** C H A T, CHAT, WILD ABOUT WOOD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 13, 1995
- **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=1044931


## Contact

- **Address:** Castle Howard Arboretum Trust, Castle Howard, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO60 7BY
- **Phone:** 01653648598
- **Email:** administrator@yorkshirearboretum.org
- **Website:** yorkshirearboretum.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE BY THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO THE CULTIVATION PRESERVATION PROPAGATION AND CONSERVATION OF TREES PLANTS AND PLANT MATERIAL AND FORESTRY AND MATTERS RELATING THERETO  (2) THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF TREES PLANTS AND PLANTS MATERIAL AND THE RENDERING OF ADVICE ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN RELATION THERETO  (3) THE ESTABLISHMENT PROVISION MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ANY ARBORETUM GARDENS RESEARCH STATIONS OR FORESTRY ARBORICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL CENTRES OR TRIAL GROUNDS AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC ACCESS THERETO  (4) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND COURSES IN RELATION TO THE CULTIVATION PRESERVATION PROPAGATION AND CONSERVATION OF TREES PLANTS PLANT MATERIAL AND FORESTRY AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO  (5) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF RECORDS DATABASES AND DATA IN RELATION TO THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSES (1) TO (4) ABOVE

**Activities:** To maintain and extend plant collections, make them available to the public, ensure scientific integrity of records and develop educational and information services

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £590289 | £523455 | £1753295 | 14 |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £535913 | £515463 | £1682383 | 13 |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £280386 | £429222 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £426359 | £362743 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £675721 | £360623 | £1720704 | 12 |



## Trustees

- **GREVILLE THOMAS WORTHINGTON** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 1, 2020
- Dr Helen Crews — appointed May 19, 2016
- Ian Graham — appointed Oct. 3, 2022
- Julia Willison — appointed Jan. 31, 2022
- Professor Nicola Spence — appointed April 1, 2014
- Raoul Patrick Paul Curtis-Machin — appointed Oct. 8, 2025
- THE HONOURABLE NICHOLAS PAUL GEOFFREY HOWARD
- Victoria Howard — appointed Feb. 25, 2016
- William John Wood — appointed April 24, 2024