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THE WILLIAM SCOTT ABBOTT TRUST

Registered charity 233603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Farm & Country Centre including the restored mill house provide educational opportunities in farming and the countryside. Access to the let farm will be maintained with opportunities for educational tours and farming information, supplemented by the range of farm animals kept in the paddocks and pens of the centre. The provision of farm trails and walks and their interpretation will continue.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss for the year, driven by a sharp increase in energy costs and ongoing investment in educational objectives. Despite this loss, the trustees confirm that no immediate concerns regarding the charity's long-term future have been identified and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Charitable activities” — page 12
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months' gross operating expenditure (held: £3.2m)
“f250, 000 as a reserve fund, which is approximately two months' gross operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~22.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.1m£1.4m
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.0m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE WILLIAM SCOTT ABBOTT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss for the year, driven by a sharp increase in energy costs and ongoing investment in educational objectives. Despite this loss, the trustees confirm that no immediate concerns regarding the charity's long-term future have been identified and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by Moore.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/07/2025£64k"Saving Sacrewell’s Farmhouse and Understanding its Potential"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/05/2020£60k"COVID19 William Scott Abbott Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/03/2012£1.5m"Sacrewell Watermill restoration project"