# OPEN COUNTRY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1107331
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 17, 2004
- **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=1107331


## Contact

- **Address:** OPEN COUNTRY, Community House, 46 East Parade, HARROGATE
- **Postcode:** HG1 5LT
- **Phone:** 01423507227
- **Email:** info@opencountry.org.uk
- **Website:** www.opencountry.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A)  TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY FACILITATING SUCH PERSONS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.(B)  TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF DISABLED PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSING ON DISABLED ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE.

**Activities:** We seek to enable people with any disability to access the countryside. We have a countryside activities programme, a range of publications, and offer advice on improving countryside access for all.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE YORKSHIRE.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley
- City Of Wakefield
- City Of York
- Leeds City
- Middlesbrough
- North Yorkshire
- Redcar And Cleveland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £630410 | £617258 | £602945 | 19 |
| March 31, 2024 | £584962 | £456882 | £589793 | 14 |
| March 31, 2023 | £431639 | £381843 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £317709 | £296892 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £276957 | £266700 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Christopher Burt — appointed Aug. 21, 2024
- Clare Dowson — appointed Oct. 8, 2025
- David Robinson — appointed Oct. 2, 2017
- David Titchmarsh — appointed Feb. 16, 2022
- Jonty Warneken — appointed Feb. 16, 2022
- Laura Tapper — appointed June 4, 2025
- Richard Firth — appointed March 24, 2020
- Samantha Turner — appointed Oct. 8, 2025
- Teresa Damron — appointed Feb. 18, 2026