How Eden is structured

The Eden Trust

The Eden Project is owned by the Eden Trust, a company limited by guarantee and a UK Registered Charity – number 1093070.

The Eden Teams

The Teams report to the Board, who report to the Trustees, who ensure we meet our charitable aims. In the beginning there were five of us, now there are more than 400. We do all kinds of stuff: art, science, horticulture, education, management, retail, catering, philosophy, maths, economics, design, construction, publishing, research, housekeeping, stewarding, guiding, fundraising, storytelling, marketing, media and lots more.

The Pit

Our site is an international visitor attraction with a difference, and not only because it’s in a hole in the ground. Our mission: to explore and demonstrate running a sustainable business, to provide a stage on which we entertain and communicate our work and that of others – and, most importantly, to give you a good day out by taking you on a journey that is memorable and inspiring. Everything links together – what we grow, cook and sell and the way we act. 

The Foundation

Everything we do is underpinned by the Foundation, the team which keeps a close eye on our integrity. The Foundation explores ideas, develops projects, education programmes and creative interpretation programmes that marry horticulture, architecture, construction, art and creativity, science and technology. It looks at new approaches, makes new alliances and dares to experiment and ask the big, difficult questions. The Foundation doesn’t reproduce what others already do well, but rather works with a network of organisations worldwide to complement their work and to bring different perspectives and ideas to the table.