# BERKSHIRE GARDENS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1201501
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 5, 2023
- **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=1201501


## Contact

- **Address:** Chilton Lodge, Speen Lane, Speen, NEWBURY, Berkshire
- **Postcode:** RG14 1RN
- **Phone:** 01189723589
- **Email:** BerksGTenquiries@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://www.berkshiregardenstrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY, ARTS AND SCIENCES OF GARDEN LAND.(B) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND RE-CREATION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC OF SUCH GARDEN LAND THAT MAY EXIST OR HAVE EXISTED IN AND AROUND THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

**Activities:** Our activities include a programme of garden visits, lectures and talks; research to produce a Gazetteer ofBerkshire parks and gardens; advice to those involved in the management of such sites; and acting asa statutory consultee on planning applications that impact on Berkshire's historically significant designed landscapes.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3766 | £3298 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £5742 | £5695 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Bettina Kirkham DipTP BLD** (Chair) — appointed July 23, 2009
- ALISON FRANCES MIHAIL — appointed Oct. 2, 2018
- Hugh Adams Simon — appointed Sept. 12, 2011
- Michelle Leek — appointed March 6, 2023
- Susan Jane Carter — appointed July 15, 2025