DEVON RURAL SKILLS TRUST

Charity number: 1213811
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Devon Rural Skills Trust is a charity dedicated to safeguarding crafts practiced in Rural Devon. Crafts such as Hedgelaying, Drystone walling etc. We do this by offering courses to the public, running a training scheme that allows young people to learn these crafts allowing them to gain employment with these crafts, and by attending public events to educate the public on Devon's Heritage.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 2025: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tim Wills Chair 05 May 2025
None on record
Joseph Orpen Trustee 30 September 2025
None on record
Jessica Jordan Trustee 30 September 2025
None on record
Davin James Foster Trustee 30 September 2025
None on record
Mathew Howard Stanley Richards Trustee 30 September 2025
None on record
Nicholas Andrew Kirkham Trustee
None on record
Laura May Tunstall Trustee
None on record
David Stephen Dingle Trustee
None on record
ALAN COOPER Trustee
BICTON OVERSEAS AGRICULTURAL TRUST
Received: On time
DEVON RURAL SKILLS TRUST
Received: On time
NICK DAWE Trustee
DEVON RURAL SKILLS TRUST
Received: On time
Christopher Mark Baker Trustee
None on record

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Jun 2025

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE PRESERVATION OF RURAL CRAFTS AND SKILLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN ALL SUCH RURAL SKILLS AND CRAFTS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION CONSIDER WORTHY OF PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION.

Contact information

Address:
1a Jesmond Road
Exeter
EX1 2DG
Phone:
07815189911
Email:
payments@drst.org.uk
Website:

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