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The Blackden Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1115818
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 15, 2006
Legal form
Trust
Area of benefit
Blackden Holmes Chapel, Crewe, Cheshire

Address

Address
The Blackden Trust
Blackden
Holmes Chapel
Cheshire
CW4 8BY

Activities

The Trust cares for a Tudor house on a site that has been inhabited for 10,000 years. It uses the place and its collections to inspire participation through interdisciplinary workshops, events and training in ways that enhance the Curriculum, are enriched by archaeological, scientific and creative expertise, and link with the work of the author Alan Garner, whose workplace Blackden remains.

Objects: 1 To Assist In The Preservation For The Public Benefit Of The Land And Dwelling Houses Known As Toad Hall And The Medicine House And Surrounding Lands At Blackden Holmes Chapel Crewe Cheshire Which Lands Are Registered At Hm Land Registry Under The Title Number Ch22366 And The Archaeological Materials Found There;2 To Assist In The Preservation Study And Care Of The Historic Environment At The Property For The Public Benefit;3 To Foster Research In Respect Of Such Heritage And To Disseminate The Useful Results For The Benefit Of The Public;4 To Advance The Education Of The Public In The Architecture History And Archaeology Of The Property By Organising Visits Either Residential Or Non Residential; And 5 To Advance The Education Of The Public By The Provision Of An Environment Either Residential Or Non-Residential In Order To Assist Them In Completing Artistic Or Academic Work Of Merit.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £12,119 £23,802
March 31, 2024 £13,940 £12,190
March 31, 2023 £13,940 £12,191
March 31, 2022 £6,533 £4,980
March 31, 2021 £6,203 £3,631

Trustees

Name Appointed
Richard James Hedge (Chair) June 28, 2022
Elizabeth Deborah Garner
Griselda Olivia Helen Garner
Martin Andrew Boulton Sept. 14, 2018
Stewart Frederick Smallwood Nov. 23, 2018