THE COUNTRY TRUST

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 - Funding for core programmes
£10,000	07/02/2024	Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 - Funding for core programmes
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500	29/01/2024	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Shears Foundation - The Country Trust
£5,500	22/01/2024 12	Food Discovery Programme Northumberland: Grace Darling Campus NCEA, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
Essex Community Foundation - The Country Trust
£4,706	02/11/2023	towards the costs of a 10-month food discovery programme for 90 year three pupils in a school in Basildon
The Aim Foundation - Grant to Country Trust
£10,000	06/07/2023 12	Unrestricted Grant
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to The Country Trust
£2,400	01/03/2023	Cost of living supplementary grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Country Trust
£1,000	26/01/2023	Farm visits for disadvantaged children from two schools in northumberland
Westminster Foundation - Cost of living grant - Country Trust - 25/01/2023
£11,400	25/01/2023 12	COL One Off Payment
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Country Trust
£750	12/01/2023	Farm visits for disadvantaged primary school children in gateshead
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Country Trust
£2,100	03/11/2022	Informative farm visits for disadvantaged primary school children from the north east of england
The Shears Foundation - The Country Trust
£5,000	01/11/2022	Food Discovery Programme Northumberland: Grace Darling Campus NCEA, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£45,000	23/09/2022 24	Core Costs
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to The Country Trust
£24,000	12/09/2022	Delivery of Food Discovery at primary schools serving disadvantaged communities in the academic year 2022/23, teaching children to grow food and cook cheap, healthy, delicious meals and inspiring teachers to integrate food education into their ....more Delivery of Food Discovery at primary schools serving disadvantaged communities in the academic year 2022/23, teaching children to grow food and cook cheap, healthy, delicious meals and inspiring teachers to integrate food education into their practice.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Country Trust
£2,000	07/04/2022	Core fundraising costs to enhance educational experiences for north east-based children and young people
Dulverton Trust - Core Funding 2022-25
£105,000	09/02/2022	Core Funding 2022-25
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Country Trust
£1,000	03/02/2022	Running costs for two farm visits for disadvantaged children from Northumberland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Country Trust
£750	20/01/2022	Farm visits for disadvantaged children from Gateshead schools
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - farm visits for disadvantaged children from two schools in Northumberland
£1,500	04/02/2021	farm visits for disadvantaged children from two schools in Northumberland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - farm visits for disadvantaged children from two schools in Tyne and Wear
£750	28/01/2021	farm visits for disadvantaged children from two schools in Tyne and Wear
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£50,000	21/08/2020	Core Costs 20/21/22
Dulverton Trust - Strategic development ? Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019
£10,000	12/06/2019	Strategic development ? Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to The Country Trust
£71,901	04/04/2019 36	Food Discovery programmes in primary schools in disadvantaged areas of London.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Country Trust
£23,478	13/03/2018 36	This project will run Farm Discovery Day visits for disabled young people, young carers and child refugees. Children's physical health and relationships will improve and essential skills will increase.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000	15/09/2017 24	Core costs 17/18
Dulverton Trust - Strategic development
£60,000	15/02/2017	Strategic development
Dulverton Trust - Core Funding to Implement the Development Plan
£30,000	10/06/2015	Core Funding to Implement the Development Plan
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Country Trust
£15,000	25/09/2014	£15,000 (3 x £5,000) towards staffing and project costs of the Food Discovery programme.
The Blagrave Trust - Countryside Adventure Days
£27,000	08/03/2014	Young people with Special Educational needs and Disabilities
Dulverton Trust - Farm Visits and organisational development
£25,000	23/10/2013	Farm Visits and organisational development

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Trustees (8)

Legal constitution

• Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2007, number: 1122103
• Registered at Companies House on 23/11/2007, number: 06436266

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

The Country Trust
Moulsham Mill Centre
Parkway
CHELMSFORD
CM2 7PX

Objectives

3.1) TO PROMOTE STUDY OF AND TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH AND OF ALL THAT LIVES IN, UPON AND ABOVE IT AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE STUDY OF AND TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAND NATURAL RESOURCES PLANTS AND LIVING CREATURES AND OF MANKIND'S EFFECT UPON THEM;3.2) TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF AND UNDERSTANDING OF MANKIND'S NATURAL CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AND TO PROTECT PRESERVE AND STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THOSE MATTERS;3.3) TO PROTECT PRESERVE ENRICH AND STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY AND CHARACTER OF THE LAND AND COUNTRYSIDE.3.4) TO PROVIDE OR PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHEREBY THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND YOUNG PERSONS IN PARTICULAR MAY GAIN ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE AND WHEREBY THEY MAY BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE IN GENERAL AND ABOUT MATTERS CONCERNING THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE ENJOYMENT THEREOF;3.5) TO PROMOTE SOUND LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LAND AND ITS PRODUCTS TO THE WHOLE OF MODERN SOCIETY;3.6) TO ADVANCE THE APPLICATION OF JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AMONG COMMUNITIES BOTH IN THE COUNTRY AND IN THE TOWN; AND3.7) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, ENGLAND AND WALES