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Registered charity 1001838 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHINA CLAY COUNTRY PARK, ST AUSTELL CHINA CLAY MUSEUM LIMITED

The charity is established to secure for the benefit of the public the preservation and maintenance of features and objects of historical interest in the area of St. Austell and the surrounding districts of Cornwall including the provision of an industrial museum relating to the China clay industry.

Objects

TO SECURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PRESERVATION,RESTORATION,IMPROVEMENT,ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FEATURES AND OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL INTEREST IN THE AREA OF ST.AUSTELL AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF CORNWALL INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF AN INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM RELATING TO THE CHINA CLAY INDUSTRY AND THE ORGANISATION OF MEETINGS,EXHIBITIONS,LECTURES,PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF INSTRUCTION RELEVANT TO THE HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRAL CORNWALL.

Area of benefit: ST AUSTELL AND CORNWALL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,647 for the year, with total reserves increasing to £1,689,859. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £130,332 exceed the stated policy target of £100,000, and the auditor has concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “Project funders Arts Council England” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 33.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN WOODchair
• Jacqueline Swain
• MALCOLM BELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• SOUTH WEST LAKES TRUST

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH WEST LAKES TRUST.

• SOUTH WEST LAKES TRUST income £5.5m
• NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL TRUST income £2.4m
• THE CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED income £1.2m
• CORNWALL CARE LIMITED income £34.6m
• THE TOWN MILL TRUST LYME REGIS income £244k
• NANTGARW CHINA WORKS TRUST income £153k

Side by side with its peers

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