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CCEW Charity Commission profile

PK PORTHCURNO

Registered charity 1189090 · organisation 5156397

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
16 April 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£969,212
Latest expenditure
£1,139,427
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: PK Porthcurno, Eastern House, Porthcurno, PENZANCE, TR19 6JX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

PK Porthcurno preserves the important historic buildings and collections relating to the telegraph station at Porthcurno. It educates the general public about the history of the telegraph station and provides internationally significant archive and research resources for study of the history of international telecommunications.

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
£969,212
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,139,427
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
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£731,009
Total Gross Expenditure
£998,941
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 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£649,102
Total Gross Expenditure
£885,966
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
24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,470,053
Total Gross Expenditure
£920,205
Fin Period Start Date
16 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
£375,524
Total Gross Expenditure
£378,044

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
29 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£969,212
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,139,427
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£10,000
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
36
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£731,009
Total Gross Expenditure
£998,941
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£10,000
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
25
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£649,102
Total Gross Expenditure
£885,966
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
1281
Income From Government Grants
£11,000
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
54
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
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,470,053
Total Gross Expenditure
£920,205
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
5218
Income From Government Grants
£43,959
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
66
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
16 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£375,524
Total Gross Expenditure
£378,044
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
1161
Income From Government Grants
£50,838
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
56

05 Official extract

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
29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
31636
Income Other Trading Activities
516360
Income Charitable Activities
246488
Income Investments
25209
Income Other
149519
Income Total Income And Endowments
969212
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£242,494
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£896,933
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1139427
Expenditure Investment Management
2903
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
777576
Expenditure Depreciation
99123
Gain Loss Investment
5134
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
415000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£139,996
Assets Total Fixed
4943118
Assets Own Use
4618118
Assets Long Term Investment
325000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£333,435
Assets Total Liabilities
£160,291
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,116,262
Creditors One Year Total Current
160291
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£66,537
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3068286
Funds Restricted
2047976
Funds Total
5116262
Count Employees
27
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
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
21886
Income Other Trading Activities
473697
Income Charitable Activities
202310
Income Investments
33116
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
731009
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£174,882
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£824,059
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
998941
Expenditure Investment Management
3359
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8025
Expenditure Support Costs
649485
Expenditure Depreciation
100201
Gain Loss Investment
29749
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
3238
Reserves
£510,250
Assets Total Fixed
4623159
Assets Own Use
4388159
Assets Long Term Investment
235000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£370,968
Assets Total Liabilities
£125,872
Assets Current Investment
244021
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,868,255
Creditors One Year Total Current
125872
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£31,451
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2754271
Funds Restricted
2113984
Funds Total
4868255
Count Employees
34
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
24408
Income Other Trading Activities
370140
Income Charitable Activities
216628
Income Investments
37926
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
649102
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
24408
Expenditure Raising Funds
£124,607
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£761,359
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
885966
Expenditure Investment Management
2460
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8093
Expenditure Support Costs
418527
Expenditure Depreciation
116147
Gain Loss Investment
-15097
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£534,910
Assets Total Fixed
4697882
Assets Own Use
4462882
Assets Long Term Investment
235000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£489,676
Assets Total Liabilities
£84,358
Assets Current Investment
358521
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,103,200
Creditors One Year Total Current
84358
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£49,522
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2893431
Funds Restricted
2209769
Funds Total
5103200
Count Employees
33
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
24 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
907227
Income Other Trading Activities
213815
Income Charitable Activities
337128
Income Investments
11883
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1470053
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£69,842
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£850,363
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
920205
Expenditure Investment Management
1849
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9550
Expenditure Support Costs
399922
Expenditure Depreciation
101957
Gain Loss Investment
-33092
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£727,787
Assets Total Fixed
4784595
Assets Own Use
4784595
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£613,430
Assets Total Liabilities
£42,864
Assets Current Investment
454387
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,355,161
Creditors One Year Total Current
42864
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£53,782
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3036574
Funds Restricted
2318587
Funds Total
5355161
Count Employees
31
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cornwall
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PK PORTHCURNO
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2020-04-16T00:00:00
Charity Name
PK PORTHCURNO
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-12-08T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
3034258
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1062233
Assoc Charity Name
THE PORTHCURNO COLLECTIONS TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Apr 2020
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY IN THE SCIENCES AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION AND THE HISTORY OF PORTHCURNO INCLUDING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY BY PRESERVING, RESTORING, RESEARCHING, MAINTAINING AND DOCUMENTING FOR DISPLAY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE TUNNELS, THE COLLECTION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND ARTEFACTS, BUILDINGS AND DOCUMENTS AND TO UNDERTAKE ANY CHARITABLE ACTIVITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIVING OR WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE CHARITY'S PROJECTS.
Area Of Benefit
LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
628335
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE PK TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures