# The Dorset Gardens Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1000743 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1000743)
- Company number: 02498049
- Website: https://www.dorsetgardenstrust.co.uk
- Latest income: £20.2k; spending £18.5k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Dorset
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dorset-gardens-trust

Aims are to identify, conserve and safeguard Dorset's historic parks, gardens and historic landscapes.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £20.2k | £18.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £21.7k | £14.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £26.8k | £16.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £18.4k | £18.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £17.1k | £15.9k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote the education of the public on matters connected with the arts and sciences of garden land and to preserve, enhance, create and recreate for the education and enjoyment of the public whatever garden land may exist at present or may have existed in the past or create new garden land in and around the county of Dorset

## What it funds

The Dorset Gardens Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Dorset Gardens Trust reported income of £20.2k and spending of £18.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £83.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Dorset Gardens Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (dorsetgardenstrust.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Dorset Gardens Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Dorset Gardens Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Dorset Gardens Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset.

### Does The Dorset Gardens Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Dorset Gardens Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Dorset Gardens Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Dorset Gardens Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £18.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £16.6k a year.

### How large is The Dorset Gardens Trust?

In its latest reported year The Dorset Gardens Trust reported income of £20.2k and spending of £18.5k.


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