# STURTS COMMUNITY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1152152
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 23, 2013
- **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=1152152


## Contact

- **Address:** Sturts Community Trust, Sturts Farm, Three Cross Road, West Moors, FERNDOWN
- **Postcode:** Dorset
- **Phone:** 01202870338
- **Email:** office@sturtsfarm.com
- **Website:** http://www.sturtscommunitytrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, PROVIDE SOCIAL HOUSING AND/OR CARE TO, AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF: PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), THE YOUNG, THE OLD, OR PEOPLE OTHERWISE IN NEED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF DR RUDOLF STEINER (AS SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THESE ARTICLES), PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES IN THE FORM OF VILLAGES, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, DAY CENTRES, KINDERGARTENS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER TYPES OF SOCIAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, IN WHICH BENEFICIARIES LIVE AND/OR WORK AND/OR TO WHICH THEY OTHERWISE RESORT, IN COMMUNITY WITH PERSONS PROVIDING SUPPORT (KNOWN AS 'CO-WORKERS').

**Activities:** A community for living and working together. A community to support and care for each other.Sturts Farm is a community working in education, care and support, agriculture, and the arts.  Out of respect for the unique individuality of each human being, as inspired by the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, it fosters social and cultural renewal through mutual support and community building.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £3208506 | £3280838 | £6244507 | 65 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £3053040 | £2992127 | £7137450 | 45 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £2929763 | £2750453 | £7076537 | 42 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £2458800 | £2317562 | £6905685 | 47 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £2679126 | £2250946 | £6206910 | 42 |



## Trustees

- Benjamin Mark Lloyd Mr — appointed June 17, 2025
- GABRIELLE MARY GRAY — appointed April 25, 2017
- Iain Williams — appointed Oct. 14, 2022
- Joy Malyon — appointed July 22, 2019
- Mark Webster — appointed March 27, 2024