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The Mertoun Gardens Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1113423
Status
Registered
Registered
March 24, 2006
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
05747404

Address

Address
Farrer & Co
65-66 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LH

Activities

1. Opens Mertoun Gardens to the public; 2. Restores, improves and maintains Mertoun Gardens; 3. Acquires, restores, preserves and displays papers and artefacts relating to Mertoun Gardens; 4. Raises funds for the benefit of Mertoun Gardens; 5. Publicises and promotes Mertoun Gardens and produces publications and literature in order to achieve this.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity ("The Objects") Are:3.1 To Promote For The Public Benefit The Planting, Maintenance, Improvement And Preservation Of Mertoun Gardens At St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire ("The Gardens");3.2 To Advance The Education Of The Public, In Particular In Relation To The History, Design And Horticultural Significance Of The Gardens; And3.3 Such Other Charitable Purposes As The Trustees Shall Think Fit.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Mertoun Gardens At St Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire
Country
Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £111,424 £166,555
March 31, 2024 £117,541 £160,046
March 31, 2023 £100,549 £140,881
March 31, 2022 £97,863 £39,698
March 31, 2021 £104,217 £158,395

Trustees

Name Appointed
Michael John Chantler (Chair) March 17, 2006
Harriet Rosalind Dundas Campbell April 26, 2024
The Lord Henry Alexander Egerton March 17, 2006