# THANET COUNTRYSIDE TRUST FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 285972
- **Other names:** MONKTON NATURE RESERVE AND FIELD STUDY CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 14, 1982
- **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=285972


## Contact

- **Address:** Monkton Nature Reserve, Canterbury Road, Monkton, Ramsgate, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT12 4LH
- **Phone:** 01843 822666
- **Email:** contact@monkton-reserve.org
- **Website:** www.monkton-reserve.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ECOLOGY, NATURAL HISTOR AND RELATED SUBJECTS; (B) THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL BEAUTY ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE AND LANDS OF ECOLIGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE THROUGHOUT THE ISLE OF THANET OR IN RELATION TO SUCH AREAS AND/OR SUCH RESOURCES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; (C) TO PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE AFORESAID AREA OF BENEFIT.

**Activities:** Advancement of public education in ecology and natural history and the conservation, protection and restoration for public benefit of natural resources, natural beauty, animal and plant life and land of ecological or scientific importance throughout the Isle of Thanet. Provide for the benefit of the public facilities of a charitable nature for outdoor recreation in the Isle of Thanet.

**Area of benefit:** THE ISLE OF THANET




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £194678 | £213867 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £193046 | £144566 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £185559 | £57898 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £106178 | £66644 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £58814 | £59485 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Vivienne Rose** (Chair) — appointed July 17, 2024
- DAVID NICHOLAS MAIRS — appointed July 13, 2022
- JOHN WAY — appointed Oct. 1, 2019
- Kerry Louise COLTHAM — appointed Feb. 4, 2026
- Peter Andrew Sexton — appointed Oct. 11, 2023
- TREVOR SHONK — appointed July 27, 2012