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the countryside education trust

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Activities & Mission

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.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£385,414
Latest Expenditure
£507,044

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 81.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £326,811
Charitable Activities £155,150
Other Trading £63,171
Investments £0
Other Income £2,369

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £444,333
Raising Funds £23,452
Governance £7,390
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £26,542

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£385,414£507,0440 / 55
2023£547,501£494,327£444,333£1,021,987£475,71012 / 60
2022£610,961£417,168£373,316£968,813£31,62911 / 60
2021£358,163£323,5720 / 62
2020£419,360£408,1330 / 80

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
JOHN MONTAGU BUILDING
BEAULIEU BROCKENHURST
HAMPSHIRE
SO42 7ZN
Registration Date
30 June 1975
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
269546
Charity Number
269546

Trustees

LORD RALPH MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU
Nigel Burt
Malcolm Wade
Krista Burwood
Philip Johnson
Guy Pitt-Hardacre
Margaret Claire Lee
Stuart William Newey
Owen Turgoose