Registered charity · Colchester
Beth Chatto Education Trust
Beth Chatto Education Trust is a registered charity (number 1162486) based in Colchester, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Julia Mary Boulton since 2014. Latest income £213k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £213k (2024)
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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
- Where
- Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk
- Website
- www.bethchatto.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Beth Chatto Education Trust
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£213k£225k
- 2023£86k£124k
- 2022£259k£237k
Earlier years
- 2021£50k£78k
- 2020£40k£52k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC SPECIFICALLY IN THE SUBJECTS OF HORTICULTURE,CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BY: A) PROVISION OF EDUCATION COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES B) AWARDING INDIVIDUAL GRANTS AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO THOSE FURTHERING THE CORE VALUES OF THIS CHARITY.
Grants received
4 grants · £8,785 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
- Essex Community Foundation · £8,785 (4 grants)
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Julia Mary Boulton Chair since 2014
- Christine EVE Sophia South since 2020
- Caroline May Taylor since 2025
- Mary Elizabeth Marshall since 2015
- Sheila Das since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Julia Mary Boulton Chair since 2014
- Christine EVE Sophia South since 2020
- Mary Elizabeth Marshall since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Julia Mary Boulton Chair since 2014
- Christine EVE Sophia South since 2020
- Mary Elizabeth Marshall since 2015
- Sheila Das since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Caroline May Taylor since 2025
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162486
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 JUL 2014
- Companies House
- Company number 09295519 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01206 822007 · julia@bethchatto.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 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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