THE GAIA TRUST (CIO)

Registered charity 1156047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To protect indigenous flora and fauna, preserve and improve features of historic and environmental interest; educate the public in issues relating to biodiversity and traditional skills.

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Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£118k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £17,000 for the year ended 28 February 2025, a reduction from the previous year's £29,000 deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £1.12 million, which the Trustees consider to be more than the one year's operating expenditure they believe is needed given current uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's operating expenditure (held: £1.1m)

“The Trustees believe that they need to retain approximately one year’s operating expenditure (currently between £80,000 and £95,000 depending on the level of maintenance required) in general reserves” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (23/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles David Evans
Laurence Phippen
Mark John Steer · trustee of 1 other charity
Oliver Peterken
Victoria Herbert

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£101k	£118k
29/02/2024	£118k	£147k
28/02/2023	£127k	£113k
28/02/2022	£126k	£118k
28/02/2021	£73k	£128k

Common questions

Is THE GAIA TRUST (CIO) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a net deficit of £17,000 for the year ended 28 February 2025, a reduction from the previous year's £29,000 deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £1.12 million, which the Trustees consider to be more than the one year's operating expenditure they believe is needed given current uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/04/2026	£12k	The ATV project
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/01/2023	£10k	Treraven Volunteers Cabin
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/03/2019	£7k	Project Quad Bike
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/03/2015	£24k	"Targeted audit of Gaia properties with business plans for the next five years"
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/08/2014	£4k	Feasibility Study For Bodwannick Farm
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/12/2001	£279k	"Home Farm Marsh"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/12/2000	£19k	"Treraven Watermeadows"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/02/1999	£88k	"Treraven Woods - Acquisition"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/07/1996	£19k	"Treworgey Woods, Cornwall - Acquisition"