WHITTINGTON CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST

Charity number: 1075248
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation of ancient building and grounds-interpretation to public at large. Charity events connected with the site.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £234,203
Total expenditure: £263,723

People

5 Trustee(s)

24 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Shropshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 April 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03688770 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stewart Tan Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Edward Hamilton-Hill Trustee 06 July 2023
None on record
SARAH THURSFIELD Trustee 22 July 2020
None on record
THE LADY NEWBOROUGH Trustee
None on record
MRS A HAMILTON-HILL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £125.42k £156.74k £259.12k £225.44k £234.20k
Total expenditure £123.88k £53.88k £228.14k £173.92k £263.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £24.52k £39.18k £7.29k N/A

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 December 2023 23 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 September 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 24 DECEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 JANUARY 1999. AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 22 JULY 2002.

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH OF WHITTINGTON, SHROPSHIRE AND OF THE NATION ("THE BENEFICIARIES"), THE HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE PARISH OF WHITTINGTON, SHROPSHIRE ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") IN BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 336 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST, THE RESTORATION, RENOVATION AND CONSERVATION OF GARDENS, PARKLAND, PLANNED LANDSCAPES AND ESTATES DIRECTLY RELATED TO SUCH BUILDINGS, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING ACQUIRING, RENOVATING, AND RESTORING AND UTILISING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIARIES THE STRUCTURE, CURTILAGES, SITE AND ENVIRONS OF WHITTINGTON CASTLE, WHITTINGTON, SHROPSHIRE AND TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT ("THE OBJECTS")

Area of benefit

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

THE PARISH OF WHITTINGTON, SHROPSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Whittington Castle Preservation Tru
TRUST
Whittington Castle
Castle Street
Whittington
OSWESTRY
Phone:
01691662500
Email:
info@whittingtoncastle.co.uk
Website:

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