Registered charity (CIO) · Shropshire
Acton Scott Heritage Farm
- 7 trustees
- Income £349k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage and 1 more
- Where
- Shropshire
- Website
- www.actonscottheritagefarm.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£349k£73k
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 97%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH OPERATION OF A HERITAGE WORKING FARM WHICH WILL:(A) PROVIDE IN SITU VOCATIONAL COURSES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN RURAL AND ENDANGERED SKILLS AND CRAFTS, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, HISTORICAL INNOVATION, DIVERSIFICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN RELATION TO THE FIELD TO FORK CYCLE / FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN.(B) PROVIDE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE VISITS FOR PRACTICAL ON-SITE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS IN LINE WITH THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM.(C) PROVIDE OTHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES THAT ENHANCES THE UNDERSTANDING OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL PRACTICES FROM THE PAST AND FOR THE FUTURE, AND THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF ENGAGING WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.(D) PRESERVE AND DISPLAY HISTORIC BUILDINGS ON SITE.(E) DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATE AGRICULTURAL ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO RURAL LIFE.(2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Ian Pickles Chair since 2026
- Alison Catherine Benbow since 2026
- Dr Megan Janet Lawton Dprof since 2023
- Francis Stackhouse Acton since 2023
- Josephine Dawn Walker since 2023
- Mark Neil Bolton since 2024
- Sarah Farquhar since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Ian Pickles Chair since 2026
- Alison Catherine Benbow since 2026
- Dr Megan Janet Lawton Dprof since 2023
- Josephine Dawn Walker since 2023
- Mark Neil Bolton since 2024
- Sarah Farquhar since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Francis Stackhouse Acton since 2023
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1206770
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jan 2024 as amended on 28 Jan 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01694 781307 · contact@ashf.org.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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