# THE KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL SCOUTS AND GUIDES RECREATION LANDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 522603
- **Other names:** THE BEAUDESERT TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 2, 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=522603


## Contact

- **Address:** The Beaudesert Trust, Site Office, Beaudesert Park, Cannock Wood, RUGELEY
- **Postcode:** WS15 4JJ
- **Phone:** 01543682278
- **Email:** info@beaudesert.org
- **Website:** www.beaudesert.org



## Activities

**Objects:** IN COMMEMORATION OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE V, AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: 1. TO HELP SCOUTS, GUIDES AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY 2. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BEAUDESERT PARKLANDS AND 3. TO PRESERVE THE RUINS OF BEAUDESERT HALL, INCLUDING A WALLED GARDEN AND OTHER LAND, OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE.

**Activities:** The Trust manages historic parkland within the Cannock Chase AONB. Recreational activities include camping, archery, high & low rope courses, trails, zipwire, tree climb & crate stacking, via ferrata, rafting & coracles. The site is AALA accredited. A wide range of activities promote the conservation, protection & improvement of the physical & natural environment through active volunteering.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Staffordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £590465 | £725867 | £1370950 | 23 |
| March 31, 2024 | £816491 | £830401 | £1506352 | 23 |
| March 31, 2023 | £614640 | £610485 | £1520262 | 23 |
| March 31, 2022 | £347988 | £356051 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £137531 | £267568 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Jeremy David Cotton** (Chair)
- Anthony Hague — appointed Nov. 23, 2024
- Carl John Benbow — appointed Jan. 7, 2026
- Daniel Thomas Phillips — appointed March 7, 2023
- Elspeth Jane Gumb — appointed March 8, 2020
- Karen Belcher — appointed Oct. 20, 2022
- Lee James Bird — appointed Nov. 29, 2024
- Nicholas John Lovett — appointed Dec. 11, 2024
- Paul Graham Williams — appointed May 22, 2025
- Professor Elizabeth Florence Barnes LL — appointed July 15, 2025
- Richard Williams — appointed March 12, 2023
- Sarah Cooke — appointed March 27, 2026
- Tracey Mary Chamberlain — appointed Oct. 1, 2024