DOWNLANDS TRUST — grant history
Latest income
£1.1m
Grants listed (FY2024)
5
Listed grants total
£48k
Accounts grants total
£54k
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2024 accounts
What changed: FY2023 → FY2024
| Change | Grantee | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Banstead Commons Conservators | — | £2k |
| new | LB Croydon | — | £2k |
| new | Woodchips (Banstead Woods) | — | £643 |
| new | Blanchman’s Farm Nature Reserve (Warlingham) | — | £387 |
| up | Downlands Partnership | £20k | £43k |
| not listed | Other local groups | £7k | — |
| not listed | Sanderstead to Whyteleafe | £4k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downlands Partnership | FY2024 | £43k | Grants awarded to the Partnership included funding for: a substantial contribution towards the cost of a new Toyota Hilux off-road vehicle and associated equipment for the Grazing Team; additional GPS collars for sheep and cattle; specialised equipment to support the Grazing Team’s operations; excavation of a wildlife pond at Old Lodge Farm; power and hand tools for the Grazing and Task Teams; training for Partnership staff and volunteers; bird and bat boxes for Little Woodcote Wood in Woodmansterne; site notices alerting the public to the presence of grazing animals and nesting skylarks. |
| Banstead Commons Conservators | FY2024 | £2k | for fencing materials to enable the construction of additional grazing paddocks |
| LB Croydon | FY2024 | £2k | for the clearance of scrub in Happy Valley SSSI, Coulsdon |
| Woodchips (Banstead Woods) | FY2024 | £643 | for hand tools |
| Blanchman’s Farm Nature Reserve (Warlingham) | FY2024 | £387 | for hand tools |
| Downlands Partnership | FY2023 | £20k | General conservation work, maintenance of green spaces, vehicle funding, grazing team supplies, etc. |
| Other local groups | FY2023 | £7k | Includes Chipstead Village Preservation Society, Banstead Commons Conservators, and 15th Reigate Scouts |
| Sanderstead to Whyteleafe | FY2023 | £4k | Conservation work in the Sanderstead to Whyteleafe Countryside Area |
| Downlands Partnership | FY2022 | £25k | General grants and specific items including contribution towards Toyota Hilux vehicle, hand tools, brushcutters, fencing, livestock, PPE, bug hunt event, GPS collars, staff facilities at Old Lodge Farm, plant nursery establishment |
| Woldingham CIC | FY2022 | £2k | Work and grazing on their site |
| Other local groups | FY2022 | £628 | Hand tools for WoodChips in Banstead Woods; Tree trail leaflets and gazebo for Oaks Park, Carshalton; Benches and path repairs in Happy Valley, Coulsdon; Rejuvenation of hedging at Blanchman's Farm Local Nature Reserve, Warlingham |