# SCOTT'S GROTTO CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180709
- **Other names:** SCOTT'S GROTTO, Scott's Grotto Trust
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 15, 2018
- **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=1180709


## Contact

- **Address:** WARE TOWN COUNCIL, THE PRIORY, HIGH STREET, WARE
- **Postcode:** SG12 9AL
- **Phone:** 01920464131
- **Email:** info@scotts-grotto.org
- **Website:** http://www.scotts-grotto.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GRADE I LISTED PROPERTY SCOTT'S GROTTO IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND ITS ASSOCIATED GRADE II* LISTED SUMMERHOUSE, GARDENS AND GROUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ITS ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY AND HERITAGE.

**Activities:** Scott's grotto is open for public visits on Saturdays and bank holiday Mondays between April and September. The grotto is also open for pre-booked group visits and for special events. During all visits, guided tours are provided by stewards (volunteers) on the history of the site. The trust also preserves the grade 1 and 2* site through undertaking repair and improvement work to the site.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £5221 | £6085 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £5943 | £8067 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £6645 | £8314 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £3680 | £12326 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £34155 | £17895 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ROBERT HENRY OWEN** (Chair) — appointed July 18, 2018
- Adrian Newman — appointed Sept. 3, 2020
- BEN WOOD — appointed July 18, 2018
- GRAHAM ROGER WATSON — appointed July 18, 2018
- Graeme Crerar Hill — appointed July 19, 2023
- Kathryn Adams — appointed Nov. 11, 2023
- MARK POPE — appointed July 18, 2018
- Megan Sally Townsend — appointed March 7, 2024
- SUSAN NEWMAN — appointed July 18, 2018