# Yorkshire Gardens Trust - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1060697 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1060697) - Company number: 32563311 - Website: https://www.yorkshiregardenstrust.org.uk - Latest income: £15.3k; spending £17.3k - What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage - Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research - Area of operation: Throughout England - Trustees: 10 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/yorkshire-gardens-trust Conserve and foster Yorkshire's garden, park and designed landscape heritage. Volunteers undertake research and recording, advice and assist with conservation, support horticulture in schools. Some grants are made for conservation and schools projects in Yorkshire. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 30 Sept 2025 | £15.3k | £17.3k | not filed | | 30 Sept 2024 | £16.1k | £16.5k | not filed | | 30 Sept 2023 | £14.9k | £19.3k | not filed | | 30 Sept 2022 | £19.9k | £22.4k | not filed | | 30 Sept 2021 | £14.1k | £11.9k | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The objects of the charity are: (1) To promote the education of the public on matters connected with garden land. (2) To promote the protection, conservation and appropriate treatment of whatever garden land may exist or have existed in and around the counties of north Yorkshire, south Yorkshire, east Yorkshire and west Yorkshire for the education and enjoyment of the public. 1.2 this provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the commission. "garden land" means garden, park and designed landscape and places used for recreation of high amenity and educational value in a national, regional, county or local context. It includes enclosures, boundaries, earthworks, park and garden buildings, other structures and erections and associated plant, machinery and systems, sculpture, garden and park furniture, ornamental woodland, planting, gates, ironwork, drives, paths and roadways, lakes, water courses, meadows, and includes land associated by view, management or otherwise with garden land. Amenity and educational value? In relation to garden land means land which has interest: for its aesthetic value or its value as a work of art; for its historic interest. Garden land is of historic interest when: it demonstrates some significant aspect of the history of garden lands. It has significant historical associations. It has group value with buildings, monuments or other land and the group is of historic interest. For its horticultural,… ## What it funds Yorkshire Gardens Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Yorkshire Gardens Trust reported income of £15.3k and spending of £17.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £87.4k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Yorkshire Gardens Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (yorkshiregardenstrust.org.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 Yorkshire Gardens Trust open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Yorkshire Gardens Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Yorkshire Gardens Trust fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England. ### Does Yorkshire Gardens Trust give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that Yorkshire Gardens Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does Yorkshire Gardens Trust give each year? The register does not break out Yorkshire 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 30 Sept 2025 was £17.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £17.5k a year. ### How large is Yorkshire Gardens Trust? 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