THE COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION TRUST

Charity number: 269546
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Countryside Education Trust helps children and adults understand, protect and conserve the countryside. Home Farm is its residential centre, with an educational farm, garden, and orchard. The new Fort Climate Centre focuses on climate education. Nearby Treehouse classrooms in ancient woodland inspire broader environmental activities. Ensuring fair access for all is central to its mission.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £385,414
Total expenditure: £507,044

People

8 Trustee(s)

55 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 1975: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Philip Johnson Chair 27 April 2023
None on record
Owen Turgoose Trustee 14 December 2023
None on record
Stuart William Newey Trustee 14 December 2023
THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL TRUST
Received: On time
Margaret Claire Lee Trustee 14 December 2023
None on record
Guy Pitt-Hardacre Trustee 13 July 2023
None on record
Krista Burwood Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
Malcolm Wade Trustee 18 January 2018
None on record
LORD RALPH MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU Trustee
THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
THE BEAULIEU BEAUFORT FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE MICHAEL SEDGWICK MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £419.36k £358.16k £610.96k £547.50k £385.41k
Total expenditure £408.13k £323.57k £417.17k £494.33k £507.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £38.33k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £377.61k £326.81k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £47.40k £63.17k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £176.61k £155.15k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £9.35k £2.37k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £373.32k £444.33k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £43.85k £23.45k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £0 £7.39k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £26.54k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 14TH MAY 1975 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF THE COMMISSION DATED 28 JANUARY 2005

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROVIDE OR PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHEREBY THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND YOUNG PERSONS IN PARTICULAR MAY GAIN ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE IN GENERAL AND TO BEAULIEU MANOR AND THE NEW FOREST IN PARTICULAR AND WHEREBY THEY MAY BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE IN GENERAL AND ABOUT MATTERS CONCERNING THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE ENJOYMENT THEREOF. (B) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE AND TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY AND CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRYSIDE. (C) THE CONSERVATION OF THE NEW FOREST INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF NATIONAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
JOHN MONTAGU BUILDING
BEAULIEU BROCKENHURST
HAMPSHIRE
SO42 7ZN
Phone:
01590614632
Email:
mail@cet.org.uk
Website:

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