# THE JOHN CLARE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1114942
- **Other names:** JCT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 28, 2006
- **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=1114942


## Contact

- **Address:** JOHN CLARE COTTAGE, WOODGATE, HELPSTON, PETERBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** PE6 7ED
- **Phone:** 01733253330
- **Email:** info@clarecottage.org
- **Website:** www.clarecottage.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN CLARE, POET AND ENVIRONMENTALISTB) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY POETRY AND MUSICC) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTD) TO FACILITATE PUBLIC ACCESS TO JOHN CLARE'S BIRTHPLACE AND OTHER LAND AND PROPERTIES RELATED TO HIS LIFE

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public in the life and works of John Clare. To advance the education of the public in all aspects of the arts.To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.To facilitate public access to John Clare's birth place and other land and properties related to his life.

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




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £8523 | £123377 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £19522 | £80889 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £7390 | £78601 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £21816 | £65812 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £33456 | £62605 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **BARRY JOHN SHEERMAN MP** (Chair)
- Dr PAUL CHIRICO
- Emma Olivia Yandle — appointed Nov. 13, 2025
- Graeme Antony Kirk — appointed Nov. 5, 2025
- Jennifer Madeleine Woods — appointed Nov. 21, 2025
- Louise Marie Calpin — appointed Nov. 6, 2025
- Melissa Elizabeth Weller — appointed Nov. 5, 2025
- Professor Sandra Helen Dudley — appointed Nov. 12, 2025
- Simon Neil Phillips — appointed Nov. 22, 2017
- Sir John Henry HAYES — appointed July 23, 2019