SHARED EARTH TRUST

Registered charity 1183155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Shared Earth Trust was formed to advance environmental protection and conservation through the establishment, preservation and maintenance of Denmark Farm Conservation Centre as an education resource; promote biodiversity; and connect people to nature through a range of education courses. The Shared Earth Trust is based in Ceredigion, Wales.

Objects

(I) TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND THEIR HABITATS, INCLUDING THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT, PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DENMARK FARM CONSERVATION CENTRE.(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND THEIR PROTECTION CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION INCLUDING BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES, AND PROMOTING RESEARCH AND SHARING AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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

£195k

Latest spending

£182k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £742,423, with free reserves (working capital) of £79,609. The charity reported a net income surplus of £12,576 for the year, funded by diverse incoming resources including grants and charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £742k)

“The policy of the Shared Earth Trust Charitable Incorporated organisation is to hold unrestricted financial reserves of a level that equates to a minimum of six months unrestricted expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Andrew Polkey received reimbursement for materials and services.

“Mr Andrew Polkey (Trustee) Reimbursement for materials and purchase of services for the amount of £2,792.. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Mr Andrew Polkey was £Nil (2024 - £Nil). Dr Angie Polkey (Spouse of trustee Mr Andrew Polkey) Purchase of services for the amount of £120.00. At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Dr Angie Polkey was £Nil (2024 - £Nil). Page 24”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

UK Government — “This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, administrated and supported by the Cynnal y Cardi Te…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Maria Margaret Wildingchair
Andrew William Polkey
Dr Glenn Edward Strachan PhD, MSc,
Edward Neil Howard
Guy Hopwood
Phillip Charles Moore

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

Operates in: Ceredigion

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£195k	£182k
31/03/2024	£184k	£143k
31/03/2023	£97k	£137k
31/03/2022	£169k	£144k
31/03/2021	£446k	£48k

Common questions

Is SHARED EARTH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £742,423, with free reserves (working capital) of £79,609. The charity reported a net income surplus of £12,576 for the year, funded by diverse incoming resources including grants and charitable activities. 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 Heritage Fund	04/06/2024	£16k	"#Coed2 – Denmark Farm Woodand Connections"
UK government	04/06/2024	£46k	#Coed2 Denmark Farm Woodand Connections
Postcode Lottery	29/09/2023	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2022	£10k	Denmark Farm Growing Spaces
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/02/2016	£5k	Sowing Seeds, Sharing Skills
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/05/2010	£187k	Wildlife Where You Live (WWYL)
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/03/2007	£228k	'Natural Links' - Connecting People and the Environment
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/05/1997	£155k	"Denmark Farm Conservation Centre"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION	2	£184k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£12k
ASPEN TRUST	1	£1.3m
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£390k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	1	£140k
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£112k
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST	1	£112k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£110k

Charities like this

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

EARTH TRUST income £2.6m
THE SHALLOWFORD TRUST income £275k
THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST income £639k
THE NATURESAVE TRUST income £101k
The Countryside Regeneration Trust income £1.5m
DOWNLANDS TRUST income £557k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHARED EARTH TRUST	£195k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EARTH TRUST FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHALLOWFORD TRUST FY2025	£275k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST FY2025	£639k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE NATURESAVE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Countryside Regeneration Trust FY2025	£1.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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