# THE WILLIAM SCOTT ABBOTT TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 233603
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 15, 1964
- **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=233603


## Contact

- **Address:** The William Scott Abbott Trust, Great North Road, Thornhaugh, PETERBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** PE8 6HJ
- **Phone:** 01780 782254
- **Email:** office@sacrewell.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sacrewell.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL FORMS OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SOUND PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR SUITABLE PUPILS IN AGRICULTURE. (FURTHER DETAILS AS PER CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF TRUST)

**Activities:** The Farm & Country Centre including the restored mill house  provide educational opportunities in farming and the countryside. Access to the let farm will be maintained with opportunities for educational tours and farming information, supplemented by the range of farm animals kept in the paddocks and pens of the centre. The provision of farm trails and walks and their interpretation will continue.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1177807 | £1246702 | £11577607 | 18 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1180875 | £1307204 | £11641171 | 20 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1187982 | £1536666 | £11747813 | 24 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1001393 | £1156274 | £12213107 | 22 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £736714 | £941174 | £9527459 | 28 |



## Trustees

- **David William Ashley Burgess** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2023
- Clare Otridge — appointed June 25, 2025
- Duncan Pickering — appointed May 30, 2018
- Gamze Bradshaw — appointed March 27, 2024
- Michael Edward Grange — appointed April 20, 2021
- Paul Fieldhouse — appointed March 27, 2024
- Simon Leeds — appointed March 27, 2024
- Susan Mary Barnhurst — appointed March 1, 2023