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THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1134948 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary aim of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust is to ensure the conservation of the Great Dixter estate and public access to the house and gardens as developed by the Lloyd family over the 20th and 21st centuries. The approach will be driven by Christopher Lloyd's belief in challenging and experimenting while striving for horticultural excellence.

Objects

2.1 TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN, AND ENRICH THE GARDEN (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LONG HONOURED GARDENING SPIRIT AND TRADITION OF THE SETTLOR AS EVIDENCED IN THE CONSIDERABLE BODY OF HORTICULTURAL LITERATURE PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE SETTLOR THROUGHOUT HIS WORKING LIFE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;2.2 TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND RESTORE THE HOUSE (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES APPLICABLE THERETO AS A GRADE I LISTED AND REGISTERED HERITAGE PROPERTY), AND WHERE APPLICABLE GREAT DIXTER IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;2.3 TO MANAGE THE WOODLANDS, MEADOWS AND FIELDS IN A MANNER THAT ENCOURAGES THEIR BIODIVERSITY AND SERVES THE OBJECTS IN CLAUSES 2.1 AND 2.2 ABOVE;2.4 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN HORTICULTURE AND BIO-DIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY BY CONSERVING, CATALOGUING, MAINTAINING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE TO THEPUBLIC THE EXTENSIVE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL IN THE HOUSE RELATING TO THE HOUSE, THE GARDEN AND THE SETTLOR'S FAMILY FOR ITS HERITAGE AND HISTORICAL VALUE.

Area of benefit: EAST SUSSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £220,448 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,644,144. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are held at £3,707,830, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining at least £100,000 plus 10% of the expenditure budget. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received total employee benefits (excluding pension contributions) of more than £60,000.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received total employee benefits (excluding pension contributions) of more than £60,000.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The North American Friends of Great Dixter (NAFGD) is a charity set up in the USA whose purpose is to support and promote the activities of GDCT in North America. GDCT and NAFGD have trustees in common. During the course of the year GDCT received funds totalling $276,290 (2024: $220,220) to support their activities.
“The North American Friends of Great Dixter (NAFGD) is a charity set up in the USA whose purpose is to support and promote the activities of GDCT in North America. GDCT and NAFGD have trustees in common. During the course of the year GDCT received funds totalling $276,290 (2024: $220,220) to support their activities.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by GMP Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£941k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
65

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (43% 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: 35.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.2m£2.2m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.0m
31/03/2022£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.5m

Common questions

Is THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £220,448 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,644,144. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves are held at £3,707,830, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining at least £100,000 plus 10% of the expenditure budget. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by GMP Audit Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£104k"COVID19 The Great Dixter Charitable Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/07/2017£30k"The Great Dixter Biodiversity Audit"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£523k
SOIMECH NOIFLIM1£509k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£400k
RONTADES LIMITED1£274k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£250k
THE GODINTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£240k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£200k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£60k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GREAT DIXTER CHARITABLE TRUST£2.6mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt
THE SARGENT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£682k—0above—no doubt
GREAT YARMOUTH PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£486k—0unclear—no doubt
BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2026£17.7mover £60,00010unclear—no doubt
CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST FY2025£3.2m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.