HOGHTON TOWER PRESERVATION TRUST

Charity number: 508357
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Maintaining and preserving the historic fabric of Hoghton Tower Making Hoghton Tower available to the community at large through house open days, school tours and private tours Maintaining the grounds and gardens of Hoghton Tower Education and research activities into the history of the house and archives

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £91,613
Total expenditure: £173,174

People

6 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Cumbria
  • Lancashire
  • Pembrokeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elena FARAONI Chair 21 March 2015
None on record
James Kenric Belsak Trustee 03 December 2022
None on record
ARWEL LEWIS Trustee 12 April 2012
None on record
MARY LANGFORD Trustee 12 April 2012
None on record
DUCCIO FARAONI Trustee 09 April 2012
None on record
ELLIE BOTTI Trustee
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 £134.54k £230.25k £368.74k £81.66k £91.61k
Total expenditure £152.59k £176.76k £188.56k £195.34k £173.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £197.23k £204.60k N/A 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 March 2024 17 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27 OCTOBER 1978

Charitable objects

1. THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE TOWER AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PUBLIC IN SUCH MANNER AS HEREAFTER APPEARS. 2. THE PRESERVATION OF ALL RECORDS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE TOWER AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH WITH REGARD THERETO AND IN RESPECT OF THE HISTORY OF HOGHTON AND COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASHIRE. 3. THE FOSTERING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR THE PRESERVATION OF THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF HOGHTON.

Area of benefit

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

HOGHTON

Contact information

Address:
HOGHTON TOWER
HOGHTON
PRESTON
PR5 0SH
Phone:
01254 85 2986
Email:
mail@hoghtontower.co.uk
Website:

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