Titus Trust

Titus Trust
Founded1997
TypeCharitable trust
Registration no.1066751
Location
  • Registered Office: 12 Lime Tree Mews, 2 Lime Walk, Oxford. OX3 7DZ
Area served
England & Wales
Method“To seek by every available effective means to make the Christian faith a living practical issue to young people having a past or present association with independent schools in England and Wales, this being done in accordance with the basis of faith.”[1]
Key people
The Revd and Hon David Fletcher; Mr Giles Rawlinson (Chair until 2016) Peter Gaskell
SubsidiariesIwerne Holidays, Christian Activity Holidays Forres, Lymington Rushmore Holidays, Gloddaeth (St David’s College, Llandudno) , LDN Holidays
Revenue
£2million (2017)[1]
Employees
18[1]
Volunteers
939[1]
Websitewww.titustrust.org
Formerly called
Iwerne Trust

The Titus Trust is a registered charity in the UK, and is the successor organisation to the Iwerne Trust.

It runs evangelical Christian holiday camps for children and young people at private schools. The camps provide adventure activities including kayaking, climbing, go-karting, sailing, laser clay-pigeon shooting and other activities, while also providing Bible studies and discussion groups on the Christian faith.

The Iwerne Trust was set up in 1932 by E. J. H. Nash ("Bash"), initially to financially support the Iwerne camps, which were in theory run by Scripture Union (though in practice largely independent). In 1997 it was succeeded by the Titus Trust, which took over running of the holidays directly in 2000.

After the death of barrister and Iwerne Trust chairman John Smyth in 2018, details came to light about abuse of boys at Iwerne Trust camps under Smyth's leadership which eventually resulted in a settlement being reached between the Titus Trust and a group of survivors.

  1. ^ a b c d "Charitable Objects". Charity Commission website. 2 December 2018.