HARTLEBURY CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 February 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06779241
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £306,383
Latest expenditure: £344,410
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Hartlebury Castle, KIDDERMINSTER, DY11 7XZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.hartleburycastle.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust has been formed with the aim of acquiring Hartlebury Castle from its current owners, the Church Commissioners as the property is no longer required and they wish to dispose of it. We intend to acquire the property and grounds for the use and enjoyment of the community, and to allow the nationally important Hurd Library to remain intact and located within the Castle.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £306,383
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,410

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: 23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £612,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,653

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: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £294,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £378,911

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: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £204,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £293,664

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: 19 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £381,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £403,839

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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 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £306,383
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,410
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,500
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £612,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,653
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt 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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 140

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £294,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £378,911
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt 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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 144

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £204,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £293,664
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,085
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: 106

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 19 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £381,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £403,839
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: £275,000
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: 106

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 525929
Income Other Trading Activities: 18928
Income Charitable Activities: 32100
Income Investments: 35313
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 612270
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,269
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £382,384
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 398653
Expenditure Investment Management: 3499
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 46835
Expenditure Support Costs: 54312
Expenditure Depreciation: 26732
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £207,844
Assets Total Fixed: 4520199
Assets Own Use: 4520198
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £460,769
Assets Total Liabilities: £247,927
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,733,041
Creditors One Year Total Current: 47927
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 200000
Assets Cash: £150,309
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 225501
Funds Restricted: 4507540
Funds Total: 4733041
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HARTLEBURY CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-02-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 DECEMBER 2008, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 4 FEBRUARY 2009
Charitable Objects: 1. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WORCESTERSHIRE AND OF THE NATION, HARTLEBURY CASTLE, ITS ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE, GARDENS, GROUNDS, PARKLAND AND HISTORIC CONTENTS, INCLUDING THE HURD LIBRARY; AND 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LOCAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF WORCESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. ("THE OBJECTS")
Area Of Benefit: HARTLEBURY CASTLE, WORCESTERSHIRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures