COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 April 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01997554
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £406,131
Latest expenditure: £355,185
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: K M Chartered Accountants, Burnley Wharf, Manchester Road, BURNLEY, BB11 1JG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.countrysidelearning.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We organise events for schoolchildren, educating them about the countryside, and do teacher training sessions.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £406,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £355,185

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £306,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,006

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £289,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £285,800

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £229,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £222,117

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £283,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £283,619

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £406,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £355,185
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 325

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £306,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,006
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £289,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £285,800
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £229,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £222,117
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £283,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £283,619
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 500

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-04-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/03/1986AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/05/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/05/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/06/2011
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WHERE AND INSOFAR AS RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES APPLY IN THE USA AND WHERE APPROPRIATE ELSEWHERE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, EDUCATION CONCERNING THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE AND THE EFFECT OF COUNTRY SPORTS AND PASTIMES AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES (AND IN PARTICULAR THE EFFECT OF THEIR PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, ABOLITION OR CURTAILMENT) UPON SUCH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AS THE FOUNDATION SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE NAMELY (A) THE ECOLOGY (B) THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT (C) WILDLIFE (D) AGRICULTURE (E) THE WAY OF LIFE AND ECONOMY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES (F) THE INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS CONNECTED THEREWITH AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THOSE INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS PROVIDED THAT THE FOUNDATION SHALL NOT CARRY ON ANY ACTIVITIES OF A NATURE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOUNDATION BEING ACCOUNTED IN LAW A COMPANY OF AN EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE NATURE.
Area Of Benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 180117
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE COUNTRYSIDE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION

Charity Name Id: 180112
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE COUNTRYSIDE FOUNDATION

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures