# BIOGRAPHICAL ARBORETUM, LITTLE MESOPOTAMIA CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185818
- **Other names:** BALM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 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=1185818


## Contact

- **Address:** Ingleberg, Braystones Road, BECKERMET, Cumbria
- **Postcode:** CA21 2XX
- **Phone:** 07437477589
- **Email:** balm.charity@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.littlemesopotamia.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PLANTING, CARE, NURTURE AND CULTIVATION OF TREES BOTH INDIGENOUS AND NON-NATIVE.

**Activities:** Since 2002 over 5000 trees have been planted  in Beckermet Cumbria on farm land which has been named Little Mesopotamia as it lies on a site between two tributaries of the river Ehen. The charity aims to nurture and care for an experimental botanical collection,to protect the natural environment for the benefit of wildlife, and to encourage understanding of conservation issues with guided tours.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £6359 | £2891 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £3002 | £2714 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £3030 | £3567 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £4806 | £2304 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £11970 | £4135 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr THOMAS JAMES TUOHY FSA** (Chair) — appointed March 21, 2019
- Lilian Tuohy Main — appointed Dec. 29, 2019
- Philip Braithwaite — appointed March 21, 2019
- Yvonne  Risager Thomsen Clarkson — appointed March 21, 2019