THE COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 269546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£385k

Latest spending

£507k

Registered

1975

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£548k

Total spending

£494k

Cost of raising funds

£23k

Reserves (reported)

£476k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Philip Johnsonchair
Guy Pitt-Hardacre
Krista Burwood
LORD RALPH MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU · trustee of 3 other charities
Malcolm Wade
Margaret Claire Lee
Owen Turgoose
Stuart William Newey · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£385k	£507k
31/12/2023	£548k	£494k
31/12/2022	£611k	£417k
31/12/2021	£358k	£324k
31/12/2020	£419k	£408k

Common questions

Who funds THE COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION TRUST as a grant recipient include THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION, Beaulieu, Exbury and East Boldre, Parochial Church Council.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION	FY2025	£20k
THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION	FY2023	£19k
THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION	FY2024	£8k
Beaulieu, Exbury and East Boldre, Parochial Church Council	FY2024	£159

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	20/01/2000	£3k	"This group provides environmental education programmes for school and community groups including a rural residential experience at the Trust"