# BETH CHATTO EDUCATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162486
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 1, 2015
- **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=1162486


## Contact

- **Address:** Beth Chatto Education Trust, Beth Chatto Gardens, Clacton Road, Elmstead, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO7 7DB
- **Phone:** 01206 822007
- **Email:** julia@bethchatto.co.uk
- **Website:** www.bethchatto.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC SPECIFICALLY IN THE SUBJECTS OF HORTICULTURE,CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BY: A) PROVISION OF EDUCATION COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES B) AWARDING INDIVIDUAL GRANTS AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO THOSE FURTHERING THE CORE VALUES OF THIS CHARITY.

**Activities:** Education, Inspiration and Enjoyment for all through Plants and Gardens. Courses, workshops and events in the subjects of horticulture, ecology, sustainability, wildlife and conservation. RHS qualifications, garden design, photography and art. School visits and Forest Schools. Garden activity programme for children and families. Community initiatives. Partnerships. Awarding student grant support.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £212651 | £224626 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £85612 | £124220 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £259246 | £237097 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £49680 | £77664 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £39714 | £51949 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JULIA MARY BOULTON** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 4, 2014
- CHRISTINE EVE SOPHIA south — appointed June 12, 2020
- Caroline May Taylor — appointed Nov. 7, 2025
- MARY ELIZABETH MARSHALL — appointed April 22, 2015
- Sheila Das — appointed Nov. 7, 2025