# Hestercombe Gardens Trust (03287766)

> Why UK company 03287766 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/03287766

- **Status:** In administration
- **Administration began:** 2025-08-01
- **Administrators:** Mark Guy Boughey, Rebecca Jane Dacre
- **Administrators' firm:** Mazars
- **Formerly:** Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited
- **Incorporated:** 1996-12-04
- **Location:** Bristol
- **Industry:** 91030 Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

## Why it went into administration

- COVID-19
- Weak consumer demand
- Loss of key people

## From the administrators' statement

Hestercombe Gardens, located in Cheddon Fitzpaine near Taunton, Somerset, is a nationally significant heritage site comprising a unique collection of gardens spanning three centuries of design over 320 acres of land (52 of which comprises the visitor site, and the remaining 268 acres are leased to a local famer). The estate is renowned for its formal gardens, designed by Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edwin Lutyens, alongside a Georgian landscape garden and Victorian terrace. Over the past few decades, the site has undergone extensive restoration and development to become a leading cultural and horticultural destination in the Southwest

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of England funded through charitable donations, income generated by the charity, and grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03287766/filing-history/MzQ4MTk3NTkxN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03287766

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