Bore Place - Home of Commonwork Trust

Name

Bore Place - Home of Commonwork Trust

Legal name

Commonwork Trust

Website

https://boreplace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Outdoor Education and Hospitality

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Historical Sites (71212)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Agritourism Eco-Lodges & Farm Nature Stays (THAAAHAL)

Keywords

• Outdoor education programmes
• Organic farm management
• Charitable venue hire
• Environmental conservation charity
• Community wellbeing retreats

Headquarters

HQ city

Edenbridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bore Place operates a 500-acre regeneratively managed historic estate in Kent, combining organic farming with a charitable programme of services. It sells overnight accommodation and venue hire (groups up to 65), outdoor education programmes for schools, holiday clubs for children with additional needs, yoga and wellbeing retreats, weddings and corporate events, and organic farm produce including seasonal veg boxes. All offerings are delivered through the physical estate and online bookings, anchored in its charitable mission to support learning, wellbeing and connection with nature.

Product overview

Bore Place is a 500-acre regeneratively managed historic estate and charitable organization (home of Commonwork Trust, registered charity 1160725) located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near Sevenoaks, Kent. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of services spanning accommodation and hospitality (stay, weddings, corporate events), outdoor recreation (walks, cycling, bike hire), education and youth programmes (school visits, Additional Needs Club, teacher CPD), health and wellbeing (yoga retreats), community engagement (volunteering, community garden, citizen science), and sustainable food production (organic farm, veg box programme). The offerings are unified by the charitable mission to care for the land and inspire people to live happy, healthy, and sustainable lives through organic and regenerative land management combined with educational and wellbeing programmes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stay at Bore Place (Overnight Accommodation) Overnight accommodation for groups of all sizes (from small gatherings up to 65 guests) at the 500-acre regeneratively managed Bore Place estate near Sevenoaks, Kent. Includes access to on-site renewable energy, water recycling and estate amenities.
• Yoga and Retreats

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)minorOthersLOtC is a UK initiative that encourages learning outside the classroom. Bore Place's educational programmes align with LOtC objectives, and their logo appears on the partners page.
• Soil AssociationcoreOthersThe Soil Association is a charity that campaigns for healthy, humane, and sustainable food, farming and land use. Bore Place is certified as an organic farm through the Soil Association, with their logo displayed on the partners page.
• Kent County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKent County Council is a key institutional partner supporting Bore Place's charitable mission, including direct funding for the Additional Needs Club through Short Breaks for children and young people with additional needs in Kent.
• Sustain: The Food and Farming CampaignminorOthersSustain advocates for better food and farming policies and practices. Bore Place's commitment to ethical and local food aligns with Sustain's mission.
• Surrey Wildlife TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurrey Wildlife Trust works to protect Surrey's wildlife and habitats. Bore Place collaborates with them on biodiversity and nature-related programmes given their proximity.
• Natural EnglandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNatural England is a government body responsible for the natural environment. Bore Place acknowledges their support, likely in connection with environmental stewardship and conservation work on the estate.
• Sevenoaks District CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSevenoaks District Council is the local authority for the area where Bore Place is situated. Bore Place acknowledges their support as a local government partner.
• Kent Downs AONB (FiPL/Defra)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is England's fifth largest AONB. Bore Place is located within this protected landscape and partners with the Kent Downs AONB unit, supported by Defra's Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The National Trust: Major UK heritage and nature charity operating historic houses, gardens, and countryside across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Overlaps with Bore Place on heritage estate management, education, walks, weddings, and corporate hire, but at vastly larger scale.
• Forestry England: Government body managing England's public forests for recreation, education, and conservation. Overlaps with Bore Place on woodland walks, cycling, school visits, and biodiversity management, with comparable sustainability messaging but at much larger scale.
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World-leading botanic garden with education, public access, research, and venue hire. Comparable to Bore Place on the mix of education, conservation, and visitor programming, though at much greater scale and with a more research-oriented orientation.

Direct peers

• YHA (England & Wales): Charitable network providing youth-focused accommodation and outdoor learning across England and Wales. Comparable to Bore Place on charitable mission, group accommodation, and educational stays, though operating a multi-site network rather than a single estate.
• The Sustainability Centre: Hampshire-based charity delivering outdoor education, eco-courses, and community programmes from a rural site. Most directly comparable to Bore Place in mission, scale, and education-led charitable model, albeit without the same agricultural production focus.
• Eden Project: Cornwall-based charitable visitor destination combining horticulture, education, sustainability, and events. Comparable to Bore Place in its charity-led model, regenerative ethos, educational programming, weddings/hire, and use of a single flagship site to drive multi-stream impact.
• Wakehurst: Kew's country estate in Sussex combining botanic gardens, conservation, education, and events. Comparable to Bore Place as a managed natural site running school programmes, family visits, and corporate/wellness hire with a strong sustainability and biodiversity mission.
• RHS Garden Wisley: Royal Horticultural Society garden in Surrey offering horticultural education, family visits, events, and weddings. Comparable to Bore Place as a single managed green-space destination combining education programmes, public visits, and venue hire under a charitable/subscription model.
• WWT (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust): Charity running wetland visitor centres with school education, family visits, and conservation. Closely comparable to Bore Place in combining formal education programmes, family engagement, and conservation-focused estate management under a charitable structure.
• RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds): UK wildlife charity operating nature reserves with education programmes, family visits, and citizen science. Direct overlap with Bore Place on nature-based learning, family day visits, and volunteer-led biodiversity monitoring across a portfolio of managed natural sites.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boreplace
• Facebookfacebook.com/BorePlaceCommonworkTrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commonwork

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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