01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 12 September 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: The Annex, ANDERTON VILLAS 3, LOWER ANDERTON ROAD, MILLBROOK, TORPOINT, PL10 1DR
Website recorded by the regulator: meritcharity.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
MERIT exists to support the restoration of the Grade I landscape at Mount Edgcumbe, to research and make available to the public the story of its past and to enhance public access to the many listed buildings and features it contains. It will achieve this by providing online resources, by publishing reports, by organising talks and by running a series of curated walks.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cornwall
- 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
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MOUNT EDGCUMBE RESTORATION AND INFORMATION TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Sep 2025
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC PARKLAND AT MOUNT EDGCUMBE IN SOUTH EAST CORNWALL AND THE HERITAGE ASSETS (THE STRUCTURES AND GRADE 1 DESIGNATED LANDSCAPE) IT CONTAINS, INCLUDING BY: (A) SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF THE DESIGNATED LANDSCAPE AND THE HISTORIC ASSETS IT CONTAINS; AND(B) ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ACCESS TO ALL AREAS OF THE DESIGNATED LANDSCAPE INCLUDING STRUCTURES AND OTHER HERITAGE ASSETS. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE DESIGNATED LANDSCAPE BY:(A) PROMOTING THE CREATION OF A HERITAGE CENTRE FOR MOUNT EDGCUMBE;(B) ASSISTING IN THE REBUILDING OF AN APPROPRIATE ARCHIVE; (C) ORGANISING TALKS, LECTURES AND MEETINGS, TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF SAID SITE; AND(D) PUBLISHING RESEARCH PAPERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT WILL BE DISSEMINATED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 693059
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MERIT
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Charity Policy
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- Risk management
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- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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- Investment
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- Complaints handling
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- Social media policy and procedures
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- Safeguarding policy and procedures