# FRIENDS OF EMERY DOWN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162730
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 20, 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=1162730


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Morrison Close, Upper Basildon, READING
- **Postcode:** RG8 8LL
- **Phone:** 07793541015
- **Website:** http://www.basildon-berks-pc.gov.uk/basildon-berks/friends_of_emery_down-20268.aspx



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FLORA, FAUNA, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE WOOD KNOWN AS EMERY DOWN, IN THE PARISH OF BASILDON, BERKSHIRE.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A "WOODLAND CLASSROOM" FOR USE BY LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN AND DESCRIPTIVE BOARDS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC HABITATS, TREES AND PLANTS WITHIN THE WOOD, THEREBY BROADENING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD.

**Activities:** The conservation protection and improvement of the natural environment of the wood known as Emery Down, in the parish of Basildon, Berkshire.Provision of a "woodland classroom" for use by local school children and descriptive boards to identify specific habitats, trees and plants within the wood, thereby broadening their knowledge and understanding of the natural world.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- West Berkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2025 | £338 | £3115 | — | — |
| July 19, 2024 | £2945 | £889 | — | — |
| July 19, 2023 | £0 | £3743 | — | — |
| July 19, 2022 | £0 | £261 | — | — |
| July 19, 2021 | £0 | £310 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ANNE MARGARET DEWING — appointed July 17, 2015
- Alison Sarah Elliott — appointed March 5, 2024
- Fiona Fountain — appointed Sept. 10, 2025
- Roger de Berdt Hovell — appointed March 1, 2023
- Sarah Strang — appointed March 1, 2023
- Stephen Noble — appointed March 1, 2023