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Cobtree Manor Estate

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
283617
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 19, 1981
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
1. Maidstone 2. Kent

Address

Address
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
MAIDSTONE HOUSE
KING STREET
MAIDSTONE
ME15 6JQ

Activities

Management, development and maintenance of a public rural park and the operation of an adjoining public "pay and play" golf course.

Objects: To Hold Cobtree Manor And Cobtree Manor Estate For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants Of Maidstone And Other Members Of The General Public In One Or Other Or All Of The Following Ways: (I) By Preserving The Said Mansion House And By Opening The Same To The Public On Such Conditions And On Payment Of Such Fees (If Any) As The Lessees In Their Absolute Discretion Shall Think Fit (Ii) By Making Available At Cobtree Manor Suites Of Rooms For The Accommodation Of Her Majesty's Judges And Other Distinguished Visitors To Maidstone Or The County Of Kent (Iii) By Maintaining The Cobtree Manor Estate As An Open Space As Defined By The Open Spaces Act 1906 And If The Lessees Think Fit Providing Thereat Facilities For Organised Games And Other Sports. (Iv) With The Consent In Writing Of The Lessor And The Council And During Her Life With The Consent In Writing Of Lady Tyrwhitt-Drake In Such Other Way For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants Of Maidstone And Other Members Of The General Public As The Lessees Shall From Time To Time Think Appropriate.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Kent

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets
March 31, 2025 £527,298 £488,159 £4,604,382
March 31, 2024 £478,493 £508,482 —
March 31, 2023 £476,455 £457,513 —
March 31, 2022 £493,583 £484,385 —
March 31, 2021 £463,007 £499,564 —

Trustees

Name Appointed
Maidstone Borough Council March 31, 1971