CASTLE HOWARD ARBORETUM TRUST

Registered charity 1044931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C H A T, CHAT, WILD ABOUT WOOD

To maintain and extend plant collections, make them available to the public, ensure scientific integrity of records and develop educational and information services

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £70,912 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £1,738,295. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Unrestricted cash at bank and in hand was £304,104, exceeding the stated minimum policy target of £125,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Castle Howard Arboretum Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~11.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• GREVILLE THOMAS WORTHINGTONchair
• Dr Helen Crews
• Ian Graham
• Julia Willison
• Professor Nicola Spence
• Raoul Patrick Paul Curtis-Machin
• THE HONOURABLE NICHOLAS PAUL GEOFFREY HOWARD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Victoria Howard
• William John Wood

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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