# SOMERSET EARTH SCIENCE CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1122738
- **Other names:** EAST MENDIP STUDY CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 12, 2008
- **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=1122738


## Contact

- **Address:** JOHN WAINWRIGHT & CO LTD, MOONS HILL QUARRY, MENDIP ROAD, STOKE ST. MICHAEL, RADSTOCK
- **Postcode:** BA3 5JU
- **Phone:** 01749840274
- **Website:** www.earthsciencecentre.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL QUARRYING, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL MATTERS BY THE PROVISION OF AN EDUCATION CENTRE IN EAST MENDIP AND OR ELSEWHERE.

**Activities:** The charity provides an educational programme for schools which is National Curriculum linked with work sheets available for topics at Key Stages 1 to 4. More advanced studies are available for colleges, community groups and the general public.  The Centre offeres a unique learning experience which includes looking at areas of former quarrying which have geological or wildlife interest.

**Area of benefit:** EAST MENDIP




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £121898 | £156763 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £82426 | £143004 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £124592 | £135686 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £89835 | £117805 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £138888 | £108120 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Brian Sidney Perry — appointed Aug. 14, 2024
- Lee Boyd Seviour — appointed March 10, 2025
- PETER BOYD BARKWILL
- Rev Timothy John Gibson — appointed Aug. 14, 2024
- Thomas Longland — appointed Sept. 23, 2025