MORECAMBE WINTER GARDENS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 February 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05556536
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £665,608
Latest expenditure: £163,545
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 209 Marine Road Central, MORECAMBE, LA4 4BU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.morecambewintergardens.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Restoration & operation of the Morecambe Winter Gardens Theatre as a viable music and arts venue, restoration and regeneration of the Grade II* listed building. Achieved by income generating activities: event space for hire, usage for commercial music concerts, culture & performance space and operation of catering services. Primary aim is income generation to secure its long term future.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £665,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £163,545

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £165,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,740

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £241,604
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,981

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £429,432
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,636

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £562,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £665,608
Total Gross Expenditure: £163,545
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £529,397
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £165,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,740
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £56,675
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £241,604
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,981
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £429,432
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,636
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £359,506
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £562,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £483,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 40566
Income Other Trading Activities: 55389
Income Charitable Activities: 30995
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 126950
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,016
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £152,529
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 163545
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 56911
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £516,108
Assets Total Fixed: 1701537
Assets Own Use: 1701537
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £237,301
Assets Total Liabilities: £202,034
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,736,804
Creditors One Year Total Current: 114965
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 87069
Assets Cash: £183,562
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 516108
Funds Restricted: 1220696
Funds Total: 1736804
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 66000
Income Other Trading Activities: 13000
Income Charitable Activities: 482000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 561000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £58,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 58000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8000
Expenditure Support Costs: 57000
Expenditure Depreciation: 880
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 880
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £880
Assets Total Fixed: 656000
Assets Own Use: 656000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £263,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £126,400
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £792,600
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11100
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 115300
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 344600
Funds Restricted: 448000
Funds Total: 792600
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cumbria
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MORECAMBE WINTER GARDENS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-02-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 SEPTEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 9 JANUARY 2006. CERTIFICATE OF NAME CHANGE DATED 4 FEBRUARY 2006 as amended on 31 Jan 2022
Charitable Objects: (1) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY DISTRICT OF MORECAMBE AND LANCASTER IN LANCASHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, THE LAND AND BUILDINGS KNOWN AS THE VICTORIA PAVILION (WINTER GARDENS) MORECAMBE, LANCASHIRE ('THE VICTORIA PAVILION').(2) TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE FRIENDS OF THE VICTORIA PAVILION, MORECAMBE REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1064127.
Area Of Benefit: MORECAMBE AND LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 357762
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF THE VICTORIA PAVILION (WINTER GARDENS) MORECAMBE ENTERPRISE LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures