THE PORT SUNLIGHT VILLAGE TRUST

Charity number: 1074713
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust's principal objective is the conservation and maintenance of the fabric of Port Sunlight Village, its landscape, monuments and items of architectural significance or beauty and the preservation of its essential character. By means of a museum, the Trust also seeks to promote the ideas underlying the village's foundation and their relevance in the modern world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£3,159,686

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Donations and legacies £64.98k
Charitable activities £2.76m
Other trading activities £206.32k
Investments £124.20k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£3,093,698

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £3.09m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £3.09m
Retained for future use £65.99k

People

53 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 March 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Bowden Trustee 26 September 2024
None on record
Andrew James Croft Trustee 14 December 2022
None on record
Louise Parnell Trustee 28 September 2022
None on record
Carolyn Jane Dalton Trustee 28 September 2021
None on record
Dr Anna Mair Thomas Trustee 28 September 2021
None on record
Emily Rachel Victoria McArdle Trustee 05 March 2019
COMMUNITY CIRCLES
Received: On time
Stephen Connolly Trustee 06 December 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £3.52m £3.73m £3.66m £3.70m £3.16m
Total expenditure £2.60m £2.32m £2.57m £2.36m £3.09m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £114.11k £56.44k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £722.22k £1.08m £831.96k £823.47k £64.98k
Income - Other trading activities £296.45k £14.33k £127.16k £163.40k £206.32k
Income - Charitable activities £2.40m £2.49m £2.56m £2.66m £2.76m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £5.98k £2.01k £485 £25.59k £124.20k
Income - Other £99.04k £140.43k £139.11k £24.69k £0
Income - Legacies £714.23k £723.23k £723.27k £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.60m £2.32m £2.57m £2.36m £3.09m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £198.06k £181.68k £155.47k £111.40k £168.57k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £3.76k £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £34.68m £35.41m £35.77m £37.31m £41.25m
Long-term investments £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
Other assets £3.33m £5.15m £5.45m £5.88m £6.36m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 -£259.00k -£150.00k £508.00k £0
Total liabilities £1.25m £1.80m £1.16m £381.10k £453.14k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 25 FEBRUARY 1999 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 05 DEC 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAY 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 2024

Charitable objects

PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE PORT SUNLIGHT CONSERVATION AREA IN MERSEYSIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION AT LARGE, THE PRESENT CHARACTER AND AMENITIES OF THAT AREA AND WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN THE PORT SUNLIGHT CONSERVATION AREA WHETHER IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS, OPEN SPACES OR OTHERWISE WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IDEAS UNDERLYING THE FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT SUNLIGHT CONSERVATION AREA AND SIMILAR FOUNDATIONS, THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT, AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO ISSUES IN THE MODERN WORLD

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

MERSEYSIDE

Contact information

Address:
23 KING GEORGES DRIVE
WIRRAL
CH62 5DX
Phone:
01516444800
Email:
admin@portsunlightvillage.com
Website:

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