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The Country Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1122103
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 21, 2007
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined. In Practice, England And Wales

Address

Address
The Country Trust
Moulsham Mill Centre
Parkway
CHELMSFORD
CM2 7PX

Activities

To bring food, farming and the working countryside alive for those children least able to access it whether through disadvantage or disability. We do this through Farm Discovery day visits to real working farms throughout England and North Wales, Farm in a Box, Countryside Discovery residentials and yearlong Food Discovery programmes where children discover growing, cooking and even selling food.

Objects: 3.1 To promote study of and to disseminate knowledge of the earth and of all that lives in, upon and above it and in particular to promote study of and to disseminate knowledge of the land natural resources plants and living creatures and of Mankind's effect upon them; 3.2 To promote knowledge of and understanding of Mankind's natural cultural and architectural heritage and to protect preserve and stimulate public interest in and care for those matters; 3.3 To protect preserve enrich and stimulate public interest in and care for the beauty and character of the land and countryside; 3.4 To provide or promote the provision of facilities whereby the public in general and young persons in particular may gain access to the countryside and whereby they may be educated about the countryside in general and about matters concerning the countryside and the enjoyment thereof; 3.5 To promote sound learning about the importance of the land and is products to the whole of modern society; 3.6 To carry out such other legally charitable purposes as are necessary for the attainment of the above objects or any of them.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
What
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £1,549,244 £1,550,177 £530,526 13
Dec. 31, 2023 £1,379,887 £1,430,668 £531,459 11
Dec. 31, 2022 £1,206,639 £1,397,117 £582,240 11
Dec. 31, 2021 £992,527 £966,950 £772,718 10
Dec. 31, 2020 £561,786 £552,177 £747,141 9

Trustees

Name Appointed
Gavin Craig Linley Oct. 2, 2024
Guy Deatker Oct. 2, 2024
Jeremy Paul Godsmark Finnis Feb. 24, 2026
Keranjit Kaur June 29, 2022
Margaret Anne Bufton-McCoy June 29, 2022
Mark Alexander Everitt Dec. 10, 2025
Michael George Lockyer Gent June 29, 2022
Rachael Frossell July 1, 2024