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

Latest income

£590k

Latest spending

£523k

Registered

1995

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income

£590k

Total spending

£523k

Cost of raising funds

£3k

Reserves (reported)

£516k

Employees

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

Trustees

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£590k	£523k
31/01/2024	£536k	£515k
31/01/2023	£280k	£429k
31/01/2022	£426k	£363k
31/01/2021	£676k	£361k

Common questions

Who funds CASTLE HOWARD ARBORETUM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CASTLE HOWARD ARBORETUM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£93k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/04/2006	£49k	"Castle Howard Arboretum - A sustainable education programme"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/03/2005	£5k	"The Focus Of This Group Is The Maintenance Of The Arboretum At Castle Howard. The Award Will Be Used To Install Heating In The New Visit"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/09/2003	£3k	"This Group Runs An Arboretum Which Is Adjacent To Castle Howard, Providing The Opportunity For The Public To Enjoy Walking Through A Large C"