# COUNTRYMEN UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184921
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 15, 2019
- **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=1184921


## Contact

- **Address:** RYLANDS, HOLNEST, SHERBORNE
- **Postcode:** DT9 5PS
- **Phone:** 01963210703
- **Email:** julie@futureroots.net
- **Website:** www.countrymenuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** - TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF OLDER MEN IN THE UK WHO ARE LIVING WITH COGNITIVE AND MOBILITY ISSUES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE, RURAL CRAFTS, CARE FARMING, RESPITE SERVICES AND OTHER ECOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES.- TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG OLDER MEN IN THE UK WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY COMBATTING LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ARISING AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH OR OLD AGE; AND ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL)

**Activities:** Countrymen UK use the farm and countryside environments help to meet the challenges being faced by men who find themselves isolated because of deteriorating physical or mental health or changing social circumstances. Conditions may include: Dementia, Parkinsons, Stroke, Isolation, Injuries, Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress, Chronic Pain, Cancer, Heart & Lung Conditions and others.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £75862 | £45340 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £56059 | £44494 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £35487 | £35277 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £21984 | £16369 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £29510 | £3 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew James Woodcock — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Charlotte Ruth Woodcock — appointed April 1, 2024
- Harry William Ridgewell — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Julie Ann Plumley — appointed Aug. 15, 2019
- REVEREND JONATHAN PATRICK HERBERT — appointed Aug. 15, 2019
- ROSEMARY ELIZABETH LOCKYER — appointed Aug. 15, 2019
- Susan Spencer — appointed Jan. 1, 2024