Registered charity · Sudbury
Eden's Project
- 4 trustees
- Income £69k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.edensproject.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Eden's Project
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£69k£69k
- 2024£68k£62k
- 2023£39k£91k
Earlier years
- 2022£51k£62k
- 2021£84k£59k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND ELSEWHERE AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS IN SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY (THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE AREA OF MUSIC AND ARTS AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (D) TO RELIEVE PERSONS , PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE , WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(E) TO PROVIDE HELP AND ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED IN RELATION TO WELFARE BENEFITS , DEBT AND PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT , ACCOMMODATION AND HOMELESSNESS, THE GAINING AND MAINTAINING OF EMPLOYMENT AND SIMILAR MATTERS IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FITS;(F) TO RELIEVE PERSONS , PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL SUFFERING AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH , INCLUDING BY MEANS OF PROVIDING ADVICE, COUNSEL, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO SUCH PERSONS IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FORM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(G) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND EDUCATION INTO THE DANGERS OF DRUG, ALCOHOL OR OTHER SUBSTANCE ADDICTION OR ABUSE IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FORM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(H) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;
Grants received
20 grants · £204,887 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £120,000
- Suffolk Community Foundation · £62,387 (17 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £20,000
- Allen Lane Foundation · £2,500
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Malcolm Frederick Allard since 2025
- Matthew Peter Hunt since 2014
- Nigel Smith since 2015
- Rev Simon Gill since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Matthew Peter Hunt since 2014
- Nigel Smith since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Malcolm Frederick Allard since 2025
- Matthew Peter Hunt since 2014
- Rev Simon Gill since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Nigel Smith since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1078566
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 18TH AUGUST 1999.
- Companies House
- Company number 03827731 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01787375247 · info@edensproject.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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