# BEAVER TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185451
- **Other names:** NATURAL TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 23, 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=1185451


## Contact

- **Address:** 61 Bridge Street, KINGTON
- **Postcode:** HR5 3DJ
- **Phone:** 07751141927
- **Email:** accounts@beavertrust.org
- **Website:** www.beavertrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF BEAVERS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOCUSSING ON THE ROLE OF BEAVERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS.

**Activities:** Beaver Trust educates, informs and enthuses people about the benefits of wetlands created by beavers. We operate across the UK and overseas in informal alliance with those who aims are aligned with ours. We use the beaver as an example of how multiple benefits to our planet can result from working alongside and in harmony with nature and wildlife.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £948684 | £1081951 | £377762 | 14 |
| March 31, 2024 | £892311 | £891128 | £511029 | 11 |
| March 31, 2023 | £946061 | £701759 | £509846 | 9 |
| March 31, 2022 | £644107 | £474160 | £265544 | 9 |
| March 31, 2021 | £386526 | £286397 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Anna Gilchrist — appointed May 17, 2025
- James Bliss — appointed Jan. 3, 2024
- James Byrne — appointed May 17, 2025
- KEITH SHEPHERD — appointed April 21, 2021
- Katharine Barke — appointed Jan. 3, 2024
- Martyn Vitty — appointed Jan. 7, 2026
- Richard Allan — appointed Jan. 3, 2024
- Victoria Patty Heffer — appointed Jan. 5, 2021
- Zara Reid — appointed May 17, 2025