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The Great Dixter Charitable Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1134948
Status
Registered
Registered
March 15, 2010
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
East Sussex

Address

Address
The Great Dixter Charitable Trust
Great Dixter House and Gardens
Northiam
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 6PH

Activities

The primary aim of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust is to ensure the conservation of the Great Dixter estate and public access to the house and gardens as developed by the Lloyd family over the 20th and 21st centuries. The approach will be driven by Christopher Lloyd's belief in challenging and experimenting while striving for horticultural excellence.

Objects: 2.1 To Conserve, Maintain, And Enrich The Garden (in Accordance With The Long Honoured Gardening Spirit And Tradition Of The Settlor As Evidenced In The Considerable Body Of Horticultural Literature Produced And Published By The Settlor Throughout His Working Life) For The Benefit Of The General Public;2.2 To Conserve, Maintain And Restore The House (in Accordance With The Conservation Principles And Policies Applicable Thereto As A Grade I Listed And Registered Heritage Property), And Where Applicable Great Dixter In Its Entirety For The Benefit Of The General Public;2.3 To Manage The Woodlands, Meadows And Fields In A Manner That Encourages Their Biodiversity And Serves The Objects In Clauses 2.1 And 2.2 Above;2.4 To Advance Education In Horticulture And Bio-Diversity, In Particular But Notexclusively By Conserving, Cataloguing, Maintaining And Making Accessible To Thepublic The Extensive Archival Material In The House Relating To The House, The Garden And The Settlor's Family For Its Heritage And Historical Value.

Classification

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

Areas of operation

Local Authority
East Sussex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £2,644,144 £2,415,459 £8,920,661 65
March 31, 2024 £2,220,563 £2,166,601 £8,700,213 56
March 31, 2023 £2,065,912 £2,001,002 £8,619,760 66
March 31, 2022 £1,799,868 £1,771,633 £8,552,815 52
March 31, 2021 £1,710,320 £1,526,807 £8,524,580 44

Trustees

Name Appointed
Geoffrey Dyer (Chair)
Adrian James Colin Cooper Nov. 8, 2022
Charles Hind Jan. 18, 2012
Gyr King Nov. 11, 2014
John Prier Wotton Feb. 8, 2019
Jonathon Charles Ringer March 28, 2023
Judith Anne Felicity Cligman Nov. 8, 2022
Mr J French
Olivia Eller Nov. 11, 2014
Pascal Garbe July 5, 2019
Thomas Cooper Jan. 18, 2012