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BRADFORD BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1039954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To preserve for the benefit of the townspeople of the Metropolitan District of Bradford buildings of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTURAL HERITAGE IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST

Area of benefit: THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF BRADFORD

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £94,683, significantly exceeding the charity's stated policy target of approximately £16,000 (six months' unrestricted expenditure). The charity reported a net income of £31,756 for the year, driven primarily by the sale of Charlestown Chapel, while maintaining a surplus over its charitable expenditure of £38,998.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months' unrestricted expenditure, currently £16,000 (held: £95k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months' unrestricted expenditure, currently £16,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with related parties
“Costs amounting to £5,700 were paid to Hayfield Robinson during the year. Edward Robinson is a trustee of Bradford Building Preservation and a Director of Hayfield Robinson. The payment was agreed by the board of Trustees.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£71k£39k
31/03/2024£35£3k
31/03/2023£35£3k
31/03/2022£38£3k
31/03/2021£275£2k

Common questions

Is BRADFORD BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £94,683, significantly exceeding the charity's stated policy target of approximately £16,000 (six months' unrestricted expenditure). The charity reported a net income of £31,756 for the year, driven primarily by the sale of Charlestown Chapel, while maintaining a surplus over its charitable expenditure of £38,998. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/06/1999£49k"Cliffe Castle Lodge, Keighley - Restoration"