01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 18 May 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: PITT HOUSE, THE BOROUGH, DOWNTON, SP5 3ND
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Charity supports the protection, conservation and improvement of moorland in England and Wales for public benefit. It makes grants to independent charities, universities, and not for profit bodies for research education and public information on moorland conservation, ecology, biodiversity and heritage. It does not fund commercial, sporting or private land-management activity.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MOORLAND CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-05-18T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 18 May 2026
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1. THE CIO WILL PROVIDE GRANTS TO CHARITIES, UNIVERSITIES, EDUCATIONAL BODIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT SUCH GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO FULFILLING ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES: 3.1.1 THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR THE MOORLAND AND SCIENTIFIC INTEREST OF MOORLAND; AND 3.1.2 THE PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSOCIATED WITH MOORLAND CONSERVATION; AND 3.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO MOORLAND CONSERVATION, ECOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE, HERITAGE AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, INCLUDING THROUGH RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF ITS RESULTS THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS MEAN: INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.