The Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust

Name

The Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust

Legal name

Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust

Website

https://ccght.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage Conservation Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

National Park & Protected Area Tours (THAJAIAA), Conservation Easements & Land Trust Services (AFAMAMAH)

Keywords

• Heritage conservation services
• Protected area management
• Environmental education resources
• Community conservation projects
• Native tree nursery

Headquarters

HQ city

Antrim

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable grants and public funding: Primary revenue from government and lottery funding including DAERA Environmental Challenge Fund, National Lottery Heritage Fund, and support from Northern Ireland Environment Agency and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.
2. Social enterprise - tree sales: Magilligan Tree Nursery operates as a social enterprise selling UK and Ireland-sourced trees, with revenue supporting prison rehabilitation programs and environmental conservation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust is an independent charity that preserves, celebrates, and enhances the natural, built, and cultural heritage of the Causeway Coast and Glens area in Northern Ireland. It manages four protected areas (Binevenagh, Causeway Coast, Antrim Coast & Glens AONBs, plus the Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site), delivers community and school-based biodiversity education, runs a social-enterprise tree nursery, and develops heritage tourism assets such as signature walking routes.

Product overview

The Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust operates as a collection of interconnected heritage and environmental projects rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include the Magilligan Tree Nursery (social enterprise tree nursery with prison rehabilitation), Fixed Point Photography (landscape monitoring), Biodiversity Educational Resource with its associated loan case (educational materials for schools), The Dark Hedges Management (heritage site stewardship), Signature Walks Programme (tourism), and Volunteering Programme (community engagement). These initiatives work together to preserve, celebrate, and enhance the unique heritage of the Causeway Coast and Glens area, including multiple Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and the Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Magilligan Tree Nursery: A social value-driven tree nursery based in prison grounds that helps the community through prison rehabilitation, environmental benefits, and community outreach. Grows native UK and Ireland-sourced trees using peat-free organic methods.

Products and services

• Magilligan Tree Nursery A social value-driven tree nursery based at HMP Magilligan prison that supplies UK and Ireland-sourced native trees using peat-free organic methods, supports prisoner rehabilitation through skills development, and offers community outreach via volunteering and workshops.
• Fixed Point Photography A landscape monitoring project that captures seasonal digital images at fixed locations across Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in Northern Ireland, providing a record of landscape change used by landscape architects and partner agencies.
• Biodiversity Educational Resource A Key Stage 2 educational resource for primary schools in the Causeway Coast AONB, available in PDF and PowerPoint formats and covering ten biodiversity topics including geology, rivers, landscapes, flora, fauna, and marine life.
• The Dark Hedges Management Ongoing site management for The Dark Hedges beech tree avenue, including tree management, safety and accessibility improvements, interpretative signage, and maintenance of the heritage site made famous by Game of Thrones.
• Biodiversity Loan Case A free loan service providing equipment and materials for biodiversity-related activities in classrooms, school grounds, and the Causeway Coast AONB, available for borrowing for 2-4 weeks.
• Signature Walks Programme Developed walking routes including the Castlerock to Mussenden Temple Signature Walk, created in partnership with Tourism Northern Ireland, the National Trust, and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to promote heritage tourism across the region.
• Volunteering Programme Opportunities for volunteers to participate in wildlife surveys, photography, walks and tour guiding, events assistance, practical conservation work, office-based work, habitat management, and historical research across the trust's protected areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30km of Causeway Coast AONB coast covered by biodiversity education program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Collaboration on Dark Hedges management and the Castlerock to Mussenden Temple Signature Walk project. National Trust is a key partner in developing and promoting heritage tourism experiences in the region.
• Tourism Northern IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of the Castlerock to Mussenden Temple Signature Walk route. Partnership for promoting tourism experiences across the region's natural heritage assets.
• Causeway Coast and Glens Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey institutional partner representing the local government. Includes representation in the trust's governance alongside environment, community, education, farming, and tourism sectors. Support for biodiversity education and general operations.
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for biodiversity educational resource project. Partnership on Fixed Point Photography project recording landscape change across AONBs. Government body responsible for protecting the environment.
• Northern Ireland Prison ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Magilligan Tree Nursery social enterprise operating within HMP Magilligan prison grounds. Direct engagement with prison inmates for rehabilitation through skills development.
• Gracehill Estate / The Hedges HotelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdjacent property owners to Dark Hedges site. Expected to collaborate on Dark Hedges Masterplan and future site management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Woodland Trust: UK-wide charity focused on woodland conservation, native tree planting, and public access. Comparable through the Magilligan Tree Nursery social enterprise, which sells UK and Ireland-sourced native trees and engages volunteers in tree-planting activities.
• The Wildlife Trusts: Umbrella body for 46 local Wildlife Trusts across the UK. Several Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Wildlife Trusts operate in similar geographies, delivering habitat management, school engagement, and volunteer conservation work parallel to CCGHT.
• National Trust: The UK's largest conservation charity, operating heritage properties, gardens, and coastlines. CCGHT partners directly with the National Trust on Dark Hedges management and signature walks, making it the closest comparable large-scale heritage steward operating in the same geography.
• RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds): The UK's largest nature conservation charity, operating nature reserves, education programmes, and volunteer networks. Comparable in community-led conservation delivery, biodiversity education, and protected-area stewardship in Northern Ireland.
• Forestry England: Government body managing publicly owned forests and woodland in England. Comparable through the Magilligan Tree Nursery's peat-free native tree propagation, woodland-creation grants, and forestry service overlap, though operating under a different legal structure.

Direct peers

• Ulster Wildlife: Northern Ireland's largest local nature conservation charity, managing nature reserves and delivering education and volunteer programmes. Overlaps with CCGHT on habitat management, community engagement, and school education across Northern Ireland.
• Mourne Heritage Trust: An independent charity managing the Mourne AONB in Northern Ireland. Operates with a near-identical mandate of protected area management, partnership delivery with government bodies, and educational programming, making it the most directly comparable regional peer.

Regional players

• National Trust for Scotland: Scotland's equivalent of the National Trust, managing heritage properties, protected landscapes, and educational programmes. Operates a comparable AONB / national scenic area management model with strong public-sector partnership frameworks.

Others

• Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council: Local government authority covering the same geography as CCGHT, with responsibility for tourism, planning, and parks. A core institutional partner that also delivers some overlapping visitor and heritage services in the region.
• National Lottery Heritage Fund: The primary grant funder for heritage projects across the UK, including CCGHT's Castlerock Trails and Tales Project. Comparable as a stakeholder / funder rather than a competitor, shaping the broader UK heritage conservation ecosystem in which CCGHT operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/causewaycoastandglensheritagetrust

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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