THE BURTON CONSTABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1010121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preserve Burton Constable Hall and the collections therein together with its associated buildings and historic parkland for public benefit.

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Latest income
£634k
Latest spending
£831k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a total surplus of £136,849 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by better investment returns and admissions income. Total funds carried forward amounted to £9,578,845, with the high level of reserves required in the Endowment Fund to generate sufficient investment income to cover running costs. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to continue to maintain and run Burton Constable Hall for the public benefit (held: £9.6m)
The Foundation's reserves policy is to hold sufficient reserves to continue to maintain and run Burton Constable Hall for the public benefit. — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£634k
Total spending
£831k
Cost of raising funds
£73k
Reserves (reported)
£9.6m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~138.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£634k£831k
31/12/2023£582k£748k
31/12/2022£571k£705k
31/12/2021£572k£664k
31/12/2020£518k£610k

Common questions

Is THE BURTON CONSTABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a total surplus of £136,849 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by better investment returns and admissions income. Total funds carried forward amounted to £9,578,845, with the high level of reserves required in the Endowment Fund to generate sufficient investment income to cover running costs. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2024£10kGCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTS
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/01/2019£85k"Burton Constable Foundation - increase organisational resilience and financial sustainability"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/10/2014£65k"Burton Constable Carved Room"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/04/2011£435k"Burton Constable Stable Block"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/09/2006£50k"Acquisition of Lady Clifford Constable (1768-1825) by George Romney - East Yorkshire"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2006£46k"Burton Constable Hall - The Yorkshire Country House Estate"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/06/2003£23k"Women in the Yorkshire Country House - Burton Constable Foundation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/05/2003£50k"Burton Constable-Museum Education Officer"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2000£375k"Burton Constable Hall Repairs"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2000£128k"Fabris, Peasants Merrymaking on the Coast Near Naples - Acquisition"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/03/1997£84k"William Constable's Gun Collection - Acquisition"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/10/1996£40k"Chippendale Looking Glasses Restoration"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST1£230

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURTON AGNES HALL PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BURTON CONSTABLE FOUNDATION£634k0aboveno doubt
BURTON AGNES HALL PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025£762k0aboveno doubt
HAREWOOD HOUSE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£6.0mbelownoted
Country Houses Foundation FY2025£850k0aboveno doubt
BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025£16.0mOver £60,00010unclearno doubt
THE BLENHEIM FOUNDATION FY2025£207k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.