# NFU ESSEX CHARITABLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1172540
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** April 11, 2017
- **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=1172540


## Contact

- **Address:** 1&2 TOLLGATE BUSINESS PARK, TOLLGATE WEST, STANWAY, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO3 8AB
- **Phone:** 01206262470
- **Website:** www.nfuect.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WILDLIFE, PROTECTION OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS.2. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS STUDYING IN OR RESIDENT IN ESSEX WHO ARE IN NEED OR TO PROMOTE THEIR EDUCATION, INCLUDING BY WAY OF EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES.3. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS, FARM WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO LIVE IN ESSEX IF THEY ARE IN NEED (INCLUDING BY REASON OF THEIR SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS, ACCIDENT, BEREAVEMENT, DISABILITY, DEPRESSION, REDUNDANCY OR STRESS) BY PROVIDING GRANTS.4. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ESSEX WHO ARE IN NEED (INCLUDING BY REASON OF THEIR SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS, ACCIDENT, BEREAVEMENT, DISABILITY, DEPRESSION, REDUNDANCY OR STRESS) BY PROVIDING GRANTS.5. TO MAKE GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITIES SUPPORTING FARMERS IN NEED AND/OR PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE IN NEED.

**Activities:** The NFU Essex Charitable Trust was created to further the understanding of farming and the countryside in Essex, as well as offering support to those in need and involved in agricultural and rural communities in the county.  The funds were originally collected from farmers within the county and used to support the local work of the National Farmers Union.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £62715 | £38178 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £45383 | £28562 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £41486 | £46372 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £32060 | £27900 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £15460 | £21865 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **NICHOLAS WILLIAM REED** (Chair) — appointed April 11, 2017
- CAROLE BUTLER — appointed Dec. 1, 2020
- CHARLES COURTENAY TRITTON — appointed April 11, 2017
- Christopher Barr — appointed Nov. 1, 2018
- Matthew Peter Unwin — appointed March 23, 2023
- Nicholas James Percival — appointed Nov. 11, 2019