# WILDGOOSE RURAL TRAINING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1142201
- **Other names:** TOP BARN TRAINING CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 2, 2011
- **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=1142201


## Contact

- **Address:** Wildgoose Rural Training & Nature, Main Road, Hallow, WORCESTER
- **Postcode:** WR2 6LS
- **Phone:** 01905 620840
- **Email:** enquiry@wgrt.org
- **Website:** http://www.wildgooseruraltraining.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 4.1 The Company's objects are principally for the benefit of the community:- 4.1.1 To provide or assist in the provision of services in the interests of social welfare for work or leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such services by reason of their age, ability or social circumstances within the object of improving their conditions of life 4.1.2 To advance the education of the beneficiaries, in particular, through the provision of training and experience in land based and practical skills 4.1.3 To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the community in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society. 4.1.4 To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and access to open space and engage, advance and educate the public in these matters 4.1.5 such other charitable purposes as determined by the Board from time to time. [Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.]

**Activities:** Providing training, education and therapeutic opportunities in land based subjects via activities and courses designed for adults with disablities and young people who find the challenges of schooling difficult. We aim to reconnect people to the land and their food.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £1098258 | £1107369 | £425292 | 40 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £885358 | £850053 | £248724 | 30 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £696102 | £653821 | £213419 | 27 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £493675 | £440533 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £391974 | £339984 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Antony Barletta — appointed Aug. 5, 2025
- Brian Boswell — appointed May 1, 2023
- DAVID FRANK SAUNDERS — appointed Aug. 1, 2017
- Geoffrey Sansome — appointed Oct. 19, 2021
- Helen Montgomery — appointed July 1, 2022
- Lynn Cartwright — appointed June 26, 2024
- Moira Terrett — appointed April 2, 2019
- Stuart Charles Brown — appointed Jan. 1, 2017