The Merlin Trust
Registered charity 803441 Registered since 1990
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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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
- David Gilchrist Knott since 2018
- JIM Jermyn
- Jonathan Theodore Miller since 2011
- Kit Strange since 2018
- Lee Daren Hale since 2022
- Paul Cook since 2016
- Sally Petitt
Trustees past 6 years
- David Gilchrist Knott since 2018
- Jonathan Theodore Miller since 2011
- Kit Strange since 2018
- Paul Cook since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- David Gilchrist Knott since 2018
- JIM Jermyn
- Jonathan Theodore Miller since 2011
- Kit Strange since 2018
- Lee Daren Hale since 2022
- Paul Cook since 2016
Portfolio (1)
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
Boards that share trustees
- Alpine Garden Society 1 shared trustee
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Alpine Garden Society 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
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- 13TH Lancaster Scout Group Similar size; both Environment
- African Caribbean Forum Similar size; both Environment
- Garganey Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Congresbury Youth Partnership Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | https://merlin-trust.org.uk/ |
| info@merlin-trust.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07551867152 |
| Address | The Merlin Trust, c/o Head of Horticulture, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, 1 Brookside, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1JE |
Finances
£27,478 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £38,118 | £13,210 |
| 2022 | £28,089 | £16,426 |
| 2023 | £30,405 | £19,922 |
| 2024 | £24,096 | £38,576 |
| 2025 | £27,478 | £47,812 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
A. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING GRANTS FOR STUDENTS TO ENDABLE THEM TO TRAVEL BOTH ABROAD AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO STUDY PLANTS IN THE WILD AND IN GARDENS; OR B. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROMOTING GENERALLY THE STUDY OF PLANTS IN THE WILD BUT NOT SO AS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO OR BREEDING OF PLANTS; OR C. FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 22ND JANUARY 1990
Trustees (7)
- David Gilchrist Knottage 66 since 2018
- JIM Jermyn
- Jonathan Theodore Miller since 2011
- Kit Strange since 2018
- Lee Daren Hale since 2022
- Paul Cook since 2016
- Sally Petitt
Connected charities (1)
- Alpine Garden Society 1 shared trustee
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