HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 September 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08986225
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £9,091,131
Latest expenditure: £9,498,824
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Mrs Victoria Donkin, HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST, CHILCOMB LANE, WINCHESTER, SO23 8RD

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The trust champions world-class culture and exists to showcase, connect and empower Hampshire's creative economy. The charity works collaboratively to bring organisations, people and ideas together for greater impact.Our visionWe will strive to be the champion of world-class culture in Hampshire Our missionTo showcase, connect and empower Hampshire?s culture and creative economy

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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: 4 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,091,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,498,824

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: 20 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,251,219
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,059,735

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: 6 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,368,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,025,629

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: 10 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,711,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,627,502

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: 8 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 8 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £5,965,467
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,545,657

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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: 4 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,091,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,498,824
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £28
Income From Government Grants: £4,217,023
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 500

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: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,251,219
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,059,735
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £47
Income From Government Grants: £4,860,183
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 384

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: 6 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,368,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,025,629
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £22
Income From Government Grants: £4,249,733
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 312

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: 10 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,711,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,627,502
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: £73
Income From Government Grants: £4,981,737
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 430

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: 8 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £5,965,467
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,545,657
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: £123
Income From Government Grants: £4,698,511
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 300

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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: 4 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 170184
Income Other Trading Activities: 1551187
Income Charitable Activities: 7319921
Income Investments: 49839
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9091131
Income Legacies: 10000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,858,968
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,639,856
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 9498824
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 117640
Expenditure Support Costs: 2251324
Expenditure Depreciation: 358894
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £847,864
Assets Total Fixed: 203363
Assets Own Use: 203363
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,987,346
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,068,453
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,122,256
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1068453
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,993,036
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1007864
Funds Restricted: 1114392
Funds Total: 2122256
Count Employees: 244
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 20 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 77408
Income Other Trading Activities: 1399106
Income Charitable Activities: 7092485
Income Investments: 15786
Income Other: 666434
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9251219
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,675,891
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,383,844
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 9059735
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 35000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2149858
Expenditure Depreciation: 256630
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,241,142
Assets Total Fixed: 525607
Assets Own Use: 525607
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,051,114
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,046,772
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,529,949
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1046772
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,570,370
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1241142
Funds Restricted: 1288807
Funds Total: 2529949
Count Employees: 264
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 6 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 163001
Income Other Trading Activities: 1204194
Income Charitable Activities: 6442878
Income Investments: 8687
Income Other: 549896
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8368656
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,394,971
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,630,658
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 9025629
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 14523
Expenditure Governance: 30500
Expenditure Support Costs: 2137220
Expenditure Depreciation: 207228
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £851,487
Assets Total Fixed: 764889
Assets Own Use: 764889
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,696,244
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,122,668
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,338,465
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1122668
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,255,355
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 851487
Funds Restricted: 1486978
Funds Total: 2338465
Count Employees: 259
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 10 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 175619
Income Other Trading Activities: 810268
Income Charitable Activities: 6342652
Income Investments: 6384
Income Other: 376825
Income Total Income And Endowments: 7711748
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £700,790
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,926,712
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7627502
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 16638
Expenditure Governance: 12050
Expenditure Support Costs: 2410292
Expenditure Depreciation: 139012
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,701,632
Assets Total Fixed: 313633
Assets Own Use: 313633
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,963,468
Assets Total Liabilities: £846,242
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,430,859
Creditors One Year Total Current: 846242
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,866,537
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1701632
Funds Restricted: 729227
Funds Total: 2430859
Count Employees: 189
Consolidated 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: 8 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 64691
Income Other Trading Activities: 314692
Income Charitable Activities: 5401583
Income Investments: 6474
Income Other: 178027
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5965467
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £330,127
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,215,530
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5545657
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 19171
Expenditure Governance: 14350
Expenditure Support Costs: 2143737
Expenditure Depreciation: 128521
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,757,715
Assets Total Fixed: 380411
Assets Own Use: 380411
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,576,086
Assets Total Liabilities: £609,884
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,346,613
Creditors One Year Total Current: 609884
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,068,150
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1757715
Funds Restricted: 588898
Funds Total: 2346613
Count Employees: 214
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-09-25T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 262281
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 262281
Assoc Charity Name: THE ENGERT WATFORD MOTOR MUSEUM

Charity Name: HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-09-16T00:00:00

Charity Name: HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-05-09T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 1000802
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1000802
Assoc Charity Name: THE FRIENDS OF FAREHAM MUSEUM

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/04/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/07/2014AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22/07/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11/09/2014 as amended on 25 Sep 2020 as amended on 24 Sep 2021 as amended on 30 Sep 2022
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES (THE OBJECTS) ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING BY:(I) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;(II) PROVIDING COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRES AND COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND(III) BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE; AND(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE WIDER AREA OF THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND, INCLUDING BY:(I) ACQUIRING, PRESERVING AND EXHIBITING, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, LANDS AND TENEMENTS (INCLUDING BUILDINGS) OF BEAUTY OR HISTORIC INTEREST WITH A VIEW TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH LANDS AND TENEMENTS IN THE HERITAGE OF THE NATION AND THE LOCAL AREA;(II) PRESERVING, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, FURNITURE, PICTURES AND CHATTELS OF ANY DESCRIPTION HAVING NATIONAL AND LOCAL HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST WITH A VIEW TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH FURNITURE, PICTURES AND CHATTELS IN THE HERITAGE OF THE NATION AND THE LOCAL AREA; AND(III) BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: HAMPSHIRE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 545574
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HCT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures