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Map Of Australia Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1177961
Status
Registered
Reporting
Filed late The latest return was filed 32 days late, on June 2, 2026. Filing history
Registered
April 16, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
1 Church Hatch
Downton
Salisbury
SP5 3PL

Activities

We maintain and promote the historic monument of the Map of Australia the near Compton Chamberlayne in Wiltshire. Using local volunteers we keep the map visible with working parties and maintain a website to ensure that the history of those Australian servicemen that passed through Hurdcott Camp and the servicemen interned in the Commonwealth burial grounds nearby are remembered.

Objects: 1) To Preserve For The Public Benefit The Map Of Australia Badge On The Hill Above Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire That Was Originally Created By Members Of The Australian Imperial Forces In 1917 While Stationed At Hurdcott Camp As A Site Of Historic Interest. 2) To Advance The Education Of The Public In The History Of Hurdcott Camp And Its Military Personnel, The Hospital Based At Hurdcott And The Story Of The Map Of Australia Badge By Providing Information Relating To The History Of The Camps That Populated The Nadder Valley During The First World War, Maintaining An Informative Website And Displaying Information At Viewing Areas Close To The Badge.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Local
Local Authority
Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
July 1, 2025 June 2, 202632 days late £112 £178
July 1, 2024 March 10, 2025On time £100 £176
July 1, 2023 March 10, 2025313 days late £100 £480
July 1, 2022 April 28, 2023On time £172 £37
July 1, 2021 April 28, 2023362 days late £0 £155
July 1, 2020 Aug. 14, 2021 £1,313 £245

Trustees

Name Appointed
Helen Roberts (Chair) Sept. 1, 2017
Bruce Tozer May 24, 2023
Colonel Rtd David Hamilton Rex Stephenson CBE May 24, 2023
David William Osment May 24, 2023
Fraser Anderson Sept. 22, 2024
Richard Antony Winchester May 24, 2023
Richard Enos Avery May 24, 2023