# PONDHEAD CONSERVATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158297
- **Other names:** PCT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 19, 2014
- **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=1158297


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Penhale Way, Totton, SOUTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** SO40 7JU
- **Phone:** 07818038295
- **Email:** info@pondheadconservation.org.uk
- **Website:** www.pondheadconservation.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF PONDHEAD INCLOSURE, LYNDHURST, HAMPSHIRE, BY PROMOTING ITS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (FLORA AND FAUNA), INCLUDING BY ENSURING THAT THERE IS A SUCCESSION PLAN FOR ITS FUTURE COPPICE AND WOODLAND UNDERSTORY MANAGEMENT, AND FACILITATING PUBLIC ACCESS TO IT INSOFAR AS THIS IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE FOREGOING.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF PONDHEAD INCLOSURE, LYNDHURST, INCLUDING THROUGH SCHOOL VISITS AND THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES.

**Activities:** We are a conservation charity set up to restore 76 hectares of woodland which form part of the Crown lands of the New Forest, known as Pondhead Inclosure near Lyndhurst, Hampshire. We operate under a 10 year license from the Forestry Commission and our aim is to improve the area's biodiversity and public enjoyment by management of the woodland with a team of conservation volunteers.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £8445 | £5901 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £7754 | £7998 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £10373 | £7463 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £11866 | £10677 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £9191 | £11775 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DEREK ARNOLD TIPPETTS** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 20, 2014
- Gary Wayne Melton — appointed Jan. 22, 2019
- Ian Philip Barker — appointed Jan. 16, 2018
- John Andrew Stride — appointed Jan. 19, 2016
- MICHAEL THORNE — appointed July 23, 2023
- Paul Lewis — appointed Oct. 27, 2022
- Perry Bond — appointed Jan. 19, 2016
- Peter Frost — appointed July 28, 2021
- Robin Mair — appointed Jan. 16, 2018
- Trevor John Bumfrey — appointed April 29, 2024