# SWANS TRUST (SHAFTESBURY)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1063757
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 1, 1997
- **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=1063757


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit1/2 Swans Yard, High Street, Shaftesbury
- **Postcode:** SP7 8JQ
- **Phone:** 01747850944
- **Email:** info@swanstrust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.swanstrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF NORTH DORSET: INCLUDING IMPROVING THE TOWN OF SHAFTESBURY; PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF STANDARDS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP; PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF CONSTRUCTIONAL OR ARCHITECTURAL MERIT; ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION RELEVANT TO EMPLOYMENT; AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC: FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3

**Activities:** Community Development Charity which supports the development of start up businesses and the activities that provide economic ,well being, cultural and environmental benefit in Shaftesbury and the surrounding area.

**Area of benefit:** NORTH DORSET PARTICULARLY SHAFTESBURY




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £62192 | £48638 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £47225 | £40628 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £41446 | £34883 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £46380 | £26053 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £85124 | £49597 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DR Richard Tippins — appointed Nov. 4, 2013
- JOHN PARKER
- Jennifer Jane Belissa Beattie — appointed Jan. 15, 2025
- John Francis Wilkinson — appointed Feb. 19, 2025
- John Leslie Goodwin — appointed Oct. 30, 2019
- Juliet Cooper — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Peter Mills — appointed April 21, 2021
- Rachel Chenery — appointed Sept. 17, 2025