# THE MERLIN TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 803441
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** May 16, 1990
- **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=803441


## Contact

- **Address:** The Merlin Trust, c/o Head of Horticulture, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, 1 Brookside, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB2 1JE
- **Phone:** 07551867152
- **Email:** info@merlin-trust.org.uk
- **Website:** https://merlin-trust.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** A. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING GRANTS FOR STUDENTS TO ENDABLE THEM TO TRAVEL BOTH ABROAD AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO STUDY PLANTS IN THE WILD AND IN GARDENS; OR B. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROMOTING GENERALLY THE STUDY OF PLANTS IN THE WILD BUT NOT SO AS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO OR BREEDING OF PLANTS; OR C. FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

**Activities:** The aim of the Trust is to give financial assistance to keen young horticulturists, and those new to horticulture, enabling them to further their knowledge of plants in the wild, or in gardens. This study could take any of the following forms - photography, painting, written observations, seed collecting or help with conservation projects, especially involving garden plants.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £27478 | £47812 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £24096 | £38576 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £30405 | £19922 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £28089 | £16426 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £38118 | £13210 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DAVID GILCHRIST KNOTT — appointed April 12, 2018
- JIM JERMYN
- JONATHAN THEODORE MILLER — appointed Oct. 31, 2011
- Kit Strange — appointed Feb. 20, 2018
- Lee Daren Hale — appointed Oct. 8, 2022
- Paul Cook — appointed July 5, 2016
- SALLY PETITT