EARTH TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 December 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04381522
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,576,732
Latest expenditure: £2,345,913
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Earth Trust, Little Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QZ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance public education in wildlife, countryside conservation, different farming and forestry methods and the effect of these on the environment and wildlife and to promote research into the same;To promote the sustainable conservation, restoration and protection of the environment, biodiversity and countryside heritage;For such other charitable purpose as the trustees may think fit.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,576,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,345,913

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,533,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,198,517

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,053,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,520,727

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,528,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,817,870

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: 16 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,112,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,855,308

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,576,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,345,913
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 31254
Income From Government Grants: £65,018
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 280

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,533,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,198,517
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 98883
Income From Government Grants: £269,387
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Volunteers: 276

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,053,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,520,727
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 22273
Income From Government Grants: £154,544
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 223

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,528,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,817,870
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £54,055
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 212

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 16 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,112,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,855,308
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £1,601,769
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 160

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1836772
Income Other Trading Activities: 147681
Income Charitable Activities: 463011
Income Investments: 129268
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2576732
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £322,697
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,991,780
Expenditure Other: 31436
Expenditure Total: 2345913
Expenditure Investment Management: 13535
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 846323
Expenditure Depreciation: 226819
Gain Loss Investment: 123742
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £695,087
Assets Total Fixed: 13686789
Assets Own Use: 9653318
Assets Long Term Investment: 4033471
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,061,710
Assets Total Liabilities: £233,250
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £14,515,249
Creditors One Year Total Current: 233250
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £357,280
Funds Endowment: 3325792
Funds Unrestricted: 10544606
Funds Restricted: 644851
Funds Total: 14515249
Count Employees: 27
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 850460
Income Other Trading Activities: 138377
Income Charitable Activities: 449621
Income Investments: 94756
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1533214
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £292,791
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,905,726
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2198517
Expenditure Investment Management: 37371
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1028408
Expenditure Depreciation: 221109
Gain Loss Investment: 195334
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £801,403
Assets Total Fixed: 13791319
Assets Own Use: 9857021
Assets Long Term Investment: 3934298
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £687,883
Assets Total Liabilities: £318,514
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £14,160,688
Creditors One Year Total Current: 318514
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £164,311
Funds Endowment: 3346895
Funds Unrestricted: 10728448
Funds Restricted: 85345
Funds Total: 14160688
Count Employees: 32
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 545250
Income Other Trading Activities: 100732
Income Charitable Activities: 337174
Income Investments: 69880
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1053036
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £182,688
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,319,642
Expenditure Other: 18397
Expenditure Total: 1520727
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9275
Expenditure Support Costs: 649465
Expenditure Depreciation: 156266
Gain Loss Investment: 140945
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £687,000
Assets Total Fixed: 14263407
Assets Own Use: 10012895
Assets Long Term Investment: 4250512
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £541,551
Assets Total Liabilities: £174,301
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £14,630,657
Creditors One Year Total Current: 174301
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £173,865
Funds Endowment: 3227108
Funds Unrestricted: 11210702
Funds Restricted: 192847
Funds Total: 14630657
Count Employees: 31
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 899630
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 496985
Income Investments: 85030
Income Other: 47353
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1528998
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £204,999
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,586,742
Expenditure Other: 26129
Expenditure Total: 1817870
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14096
Expenditure Support Costs: 765599
Expenditure Depreciation: 193786
Gain Loss Investment: -41547
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £480,000
Assets Total Fixed: 14586847
Assets Own Use: 10130021
Assets Long Term Investment: 4456826
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £695,847
Assets Total Liabilities: £325,291
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £14,957,403
Creditors One Year Total Current: 325291
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £342,519
Funds Endowment: 3175026
Funds Unrestricted: 11379083
Funds Restricted: 403294
Funds Total: 14957403
Count Employees: 30
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 16 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2739264
Income Other Trading Activities: 9190
Income Charitable Activities: 306917
Income Investments: 57036
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3112407
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £163,974
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,670,387
Expenditure Other: 20947
Expenditure Total: 2855308
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7635
Expenditure Support Costs: 751095
Expenditure Depreciation: 173418
Gain Loss Investment: 23197
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £490,000
Assets Total Fixed: 13427450
Assets Own Use: 9418345
Assets Long Term Investment: 4009105
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,115,669
Assets Total Liabilities: £255,297
Assets Current Investment: 719719
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £15,287,822
Creditors One Year Total Current: 255297
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £967,797
Funds Endowment: 3258913
Funds Unrestricted: 10644795
Funds Restricted: 1384114
Funds Total: 15287822
Count Employees: 35
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EARTH TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-12-16T00:00:00

Charity Name: EARTH TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-02-12T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 238259
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 238259
Assoc Charity Name: CRITCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 FEBRUARY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6 NOVEMBER 2002,13 OCTOBER 2009 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18 OCTOBER 2010 as amended on 26 Mar 2024 as amended on 26 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects: 1. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT2. TO PROMOTE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE, HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) THE PROMOTION AND CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF;B) SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT (DEFINED AS: "THE USE OF LAND IN WAYS THAT DOES NOT LIMIT FUTURE USES OF THAT LAND AND USES METHODS THAT MINIMISE IMPRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES AND MINIMISES POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT")C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT3. FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIEF OF THE POOR AND SUFFERING AND THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE OXFORDSHIRE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 413178
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NORTHMOOR TRUST FOR COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION

Charity Name Id: 413169
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NORTHMOOR TRUST FOR COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION

Charity Name Id: 413167
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NORTHMOOR TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures