# SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1174975
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 4, 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=1174975


## Contact

- **Address:** SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY, SOUTH DOWNS CENTRE, NORTH STREET, MIDHURST
- **Postcode:** GU29 9DH
- **Phone:** 01730819218
- **Email:** JAMES.WINKWORTH@SOUTHDOWNS.GOV.UK
- **Website:** www.southdownstrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT PRIMARILY WITHIN THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND ALSO WITHIN SUCH OTHER NATIONAL PARKS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) CARRYING OUT WORK TO IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPE, ENVIRONMENT AND BUILT HERITAGE;(2) RECORDING LOCAL TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS, SUPPORTING TRADITIONAL SKILLS AND PROMOTING ALL ARTS INSPIRED BY THE SOUTH DOWNS; AND(3) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND FACILITIES WHICH HELP ACHIEVE THESE AIMS;1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR IN THE SUSTAINABILITY, CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK.

**Activities:** We want to see more land managed for wildlife, more rare habitats protected, more local communities thriving and more people able to access and enjoy their National Park. This requires more investment and we want to secure and direct the substantial goodwill that exists for the South Downs to places where it can make a real difference.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2348425 | £1624366 | £2802049 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1733641 | £1386341 | £2015728 | 0 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1630601 | £1016628 | £1694544 | 2 |
| March 31, 2022 | £873407 | £761134 | £1115215 | 2 |
| March 31, 2021 | £898409 | £591452 | £982505 | 0 |



## Trustees

- **Dean Orgill** (Chair) — appointed April 10, 2017
- Ana Mundim Dr — appointed Oct. 20, 2023
- Christopher John Knell — appointed June 27, 2022
- DANIELE MONTAGNANI — appointed April 10, 2017
- Eric Lhomond — appointed Feb. 18, 2025
- Jayasri Prasad — appointed Nov. 25, 2025
- Josephine Carr — appointed March 8, 2017
- Julia Louise Marshall — appointed Nov. 25, 2025
- Nicholas William Pink — appointed Nov. 25, 2025
- Paul Coffey — appointed Oct. 20, 2023
- Stephen McAuliffe — appointed Dec. 10, 2024
- TIM BURR — appointed Oct. 20, 2023
- VANCE RUSSELL — appointed April 10, 2017