01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 4 May 1984
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
- Latest income
- £308,933
- Latest expenditure
- £402,569
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: KNEBWORTH HOUSE, KNEBWORTH PARK, OLD KNEBWORTH, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6PY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.knebworthhouse.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The object of the Trust is to preserve, conserve, restore and maintain for the educational and aesthetic benefit of the public now and in the future the Mansion known as Knebworth House, Knebworth in the County of Hertford, its historically associated chattels, muniments and other contents, the surrounding gardens, outbuildings, forest and parkland
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £308,933
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £402,569
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £756,513
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £473,498
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £470,743
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £539,368
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £732,554
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £580,119
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £335,827
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £401,346
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £308,933
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £402,569
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £756,513
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £473,498
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £470,743
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £539,368
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £732,554
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £580,119
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £335,827
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £401,346
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 493122
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 150676
- Income Other
- 112715
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 756513
- Income Legacies
- 490000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,855
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £433,653
- Expenditure Other
- 36990
- Expenditure Total
- 473498
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2855
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 39845
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 872
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,363,661
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2651596
- Assets Own Use
- 2181506
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 470090
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £160,415
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £214,237
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,597,774
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 127562
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 86675
- Assets Cash
- £106,830
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2597774
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2597774
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 405201
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 187121
- Income Investments
- 140232
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 732554
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £580,119
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 580119
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30084
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 30084
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 39745
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,378,115
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2219725
- Assets Own Use
- 1691506
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 528219
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £362,166
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £203,776
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,378,115
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46276
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 157500
- Assets Cash
- £97,371
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2378115
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2378115
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KNEBWORTH HOUSE EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1984-05-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- SETTLEMENT DATED 9TH APRIL 1984
- Charitable Objects
- (I) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION BUILDINGS OF NATIONAL HISTORIC OR ARCITECTURAL OR ARTISTICK INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE AND TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE AMENITIES OF SUCH BUILDINGS AND THERI SURROUNDINGS. (II) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION AND AS AN ADJUNCT TO ANY BUILDINGS AS AFORESAID FURNITURE PICURES AND OTHER CHATTELS O NAIONAL HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST. (III) TO ADVANCE THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling