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The Mertoun Gardens Trust

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The Mertoun Gardens Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about The Mertoun Gardens Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£111,424
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£166,555
Registered charity number
1113423
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
65-66 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Mertoun Gardens Trust (number 1113423) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Mertoun Gardens Trust do?

1. Opens Mertoun Gardens to the public; 2. Restores, improves and maintains Mertoun Gardens; 3. Acquires, restores, preserves and displays papers and artefacts relating to Mertoun Gardens; 4. Raises funds for the benefit of Mertoun Gardens; 5. Publicises and promotes Mertoun Gardens and produces publications and literature in order to achieve this.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Mertoun Gardens Trust

Answers The Mertoun Gardens Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Mertoun Gardens Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Mertoun Gardens Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Mertoun Gardens Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Mertoun Gardens Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
05747404 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Scotland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Mertoun Gardens Trust registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Mertoun Gardens Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Mertoun Gardens Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Mertoun Gardens Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Mertoun Gardens Trust as a registered charity (number 1113423) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Mertoun Gardens Trust's charity number?
The Mertoun Gardens Trust's charity number is 1113423. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1113423?
Search 1113423 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Mertoun Gardens Trust do?
1. Opens Mertoun Gardens to the public; 2. Restores, improves and maintains Mertoun Gardens; 3. Acquires, restores, preserves and displays papers and artefacts relating to Mertoun Gardens; 4. Raises funds for the benefit of Mertoun Gardens; 5. Publicises and promotes Mertoun Gardens and produces publications and literature in order to achieve this.
Does The Mertoun Gardens Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Mertoun Gardens Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Mertoun Gardens Trust?
The Mertoun Gardens Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is The Mertoun Gardens Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Mertoun Gardens Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Mertoun Gardens Trust?
The register records The Mertoun Gardens Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Mertoun Gardens Trust's trustees paid?
The Mertoun Gardens Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Mertoun Gardens Trust registered as a charity?
The Mertoun Gardens Trust was entered on the register on 24 March 2006. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 05747404).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.