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the country trust

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. The Country Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Chelmsford and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To bring food, farming and the working countryside alive for those children least able to access it whether through disadvantage or disability. We do this through Farm Discovery day visits to real working farms throughout England and North Wales, Farm in a Box, Countryside Discovery residentials and yearlong Food Discovery programmes where children discover growing, cooking and even selling food.

Fundraising

See where The Country Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,549,244
Latest Expenditure
£1,550,177

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,437,410
Charitable Activities £89,776
Other Trading £0
Investments £21,718
Other Income £340

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,415,723
Raising Funds £134,454
Governance £9,480
Grants to Institutions £100,217
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,549,244£1,550,177£1,415,723£530,526£484,36413 / 17
2023£1,379,887£1,430,668£1,311,510£531,459£497,09611 / 140
2022£1,206,639£1,397,117£1,289,642£582,240£559,03411 / 300
2021£992,527£966,950£886,676£772,718£681,37610 / 650
2020£561,786£552,177£454,263£747,141£593,3169 / 300

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers