The Batsford Foundation
Batsford Arboretum, Batsford Garden Centre
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1090796
- Status
- Registered
- Reporting
- Filed late The latest return was filed 3 days late, on Dec. 3, 2025. Filing history
- Registered
- Feb. 26, 2002
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Company number
- 04366549
Address
- Address
- Harts Barn Farmhouse
Monmouth Road
Longhope
Gloucestershire
GL17 0QD
Contact
- Phone
- 01452 831815
- Website
batsarb.co.uk
Activities
The conservation and improvement of the Arboretum and Japanese garden at Batsford, keeping them open to the public and school and professional parties. Grants are occasionally made to others in support of the Foundation's objectives and educational facilities provided.
Objects: The General Purposes Of Such Charitable Bodies Or For Such Other Purposes As Shall Be Exclusively Charitable As The Trustees May From Time To Time Decide Particularly:-1. The Advancement Of The Education Of The Public In The Knowledge And Practice Of All Forms Of Cultivation And The Study Of Historic Buildings And Their Contents And Surroundings Including Gardens, Arboretums And Historic Landscapes And The Promotion Of Research Therein.2. The Promotion Of The Conservation, Protection And Improvements Of The Physical And Natural Environment.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Other Charitable Activities
- What
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Who
- The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Area of benefit
- Not Defined. In Practice Gloucestershire
- Local Authority
- Gloucestershire
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | Dec. 3, 20253 days late | £2,187,070 | £1,949,303 | £5,767,029 | 29 |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | March 6, 202596 days late | £2,104,177 | £1,863,201 | £5,526,756 | 27 |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | April 5, 2024127 days late | £1,839,881 | £1,661,636 | £5,326,338 | 29 |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | Feb. 23, 202385 days late | £2,121,196 | £1,597,320 | £5,152,390 | 25 |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | Dec. 20, 202120 days late | £1,563,049 | £1,372,948 | £4,585,001 | 22 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Sir James Henry Edward Chichester Bt (Chair) | |
| Hon Ian Wills | |
| Nicholas Dunn | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Nicholas Williams-Ellis | July 17, 2015 |
Nearby
- The Longhope Recreation Ground 0.5 mi
- The May Hill Trust 0.6 mi
- The Rose Barton And Margaret Skelton Charity 0.6 mi
- Longhope Village Hall 0.5 mi
- Gloucester Historic Buildings Limited 0.7 mi