01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 29 January 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 29 January 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £349,040
- Latest expenditure
- £73,166
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Acton Scott Heritage Farm, Acton Scott, CHURCH STRETTON, Shropshire, SY6 6QN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.actonscottheritagefarm.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The objects of the CIO are the advancement of education through operation of a heritage working farm which will provide in situ vocational courses to the general public in rural and endangered skills and crafts, and demonstrate historical agricultural practices. It will display and preserve historic buildings and equipment, promote biodiversity, and seek to enhance wellbeing through nature.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 29 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £349,040
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £73,166
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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
- 29 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £349,040
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £73,166
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £340,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Shropshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ACTON SCOTT HERITAGE FARM
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-01-29T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jan 2024 as amended on 28 Jan 2026
- 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.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures