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Beth Chatto Education Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1162486ColchesterEducation and training
Income£105k2025-12-31
Spending£102ksame year
Spent / received108%5-year average
Size in its cause76th pctEducation and training
Registered2015Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Beth Chatto Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09295519). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Beth Chatto Education Trust reported income of £105k and spending of £102k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50k to £105k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 422%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Beth Chatto Education Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Oaks Nursery, Acomb (£105k), Oldbury Busy Bees (£105k) and Wetley Rocks Pre-School (£105k).

Income and spending

£0£65k£130k£194k£259k2021 Income: £49,6802021 Spending: £77,66420212022 Income: £259,2462022 Spending: £237,09720222023 Income: £85,6122023 Spending: £124,22020232024 Income: £212,6512024 Spending: £224,62620242025 Income: £105,2382025 Spending: £102,1132025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Education, Inspiration and Enjoyment for all through Plants and Gardens. Courses, workshops and events in the subjects of horticulture, ecology, sustainability, wildlife and conservation. RHS qualifications, garden design, photography and art. School visits and Forest Schools. Garden activity programme for children and families. Community initiatives. Partnerships. Awarding student grant support.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Little Oaks Nursery, AcombHexham£105k
Oldbury Busy BeesBristol£105k
Wetley Rocks Pre-SchoolStoke-on-Trent£105k
Little Stars Early YearsSpennymoor£105k