CASTLE PARK TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 24 May 1978
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £164,197
Latest expenditure: £121,853
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Portal, Wellington Road, ELLESMERE PORT, Cheshire, CH65 0BA

02 Activities

What the charity does

The use of Castle Park Building for Council Offices, the advancement of education, a museum, art gallery or public library. Also the provision of a historic public park for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area.

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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £164,197
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,853

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: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £157,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £113,778

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £137,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,496

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: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £132,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £120,833

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £106,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,539

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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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £164,197
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,853
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 35806
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: 0

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: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £157,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £113,778
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 35806
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: 0

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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £137,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,496
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 35806
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: 0

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: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £132,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £120,833
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 35806
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £106,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,539
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 36806
Income From Government Grants: £4,768
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CASTLE PARK TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1978-05-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME DATED 26/04/2007AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23/07/2009AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 28/07/2011AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 18 JAN 2017
Charitable Objects: A) TO USE USE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE OF THIS SCHEME FOR:I) COUNCIL OFFICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COUNCIL AS LOCAL AUTHORITY AND THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFITII) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFITIII) A MUSEUM, ART GALLERY OR PUBLIC LIBRARY.B) TO RETAIN AND USE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN PART 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME AS AN HISTORIC PUBLIC PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area Of Benefit: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 60907
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CASTLE PARK FRODSHAM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures