THE JUDGE'S LODGING TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1062215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRESTEIGNE SHIRE HALL MUSEUM TRUST, THE JUDGES LODGING, THE PRESTEIGNE SHIRE HALL MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED

The charity operates The Judge's Lodging Museum, a restored Victorian courthouse and accommodation for visiting judges. It also houses a substantial local history collection. It exists to interpret and preserve these, actively collects related objects and has a range of educational services, displays and events to support them. It also runs the town's Tourist Information Centre.

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Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£105k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £1,930 for the year, with unrestricted reserves declining to £21,509. The trustees note that the financial position has declined rapidly despite previous support, and the situation will remain challenging until new income streams from holiday lets come fully on stream.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
we survived as a going concern despite the extended period of operational disruption caused by Covid. Even with prudent management, the improved financial position following this support declined rapidly.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE JUDGE'S LODGING TRUST (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£103k£105k
31/03/2024£85k£94k
31/03/2023£67k£88k
31/03/2022£79k£81k
31/03/2021£163k£114k

Common questions

Is THE JUDGE'S LODGING TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £1,930 for the year, with unrestricted reserves declining to £21,509. The trustees note that the financial position has declined rapidly despite previous support, and the situation will remain challenging until new income streams from holiday lets come fully on stream.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/04/2023£304k"The Judge's Lodging: constructing a viable community resource"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/07/2020£10k"COVID19: The Judge's Lodging"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/11/2016£89k"Navigating Change: building resilience at the Judge's Lodging"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/04/2011£50k"Presteigne Community Collection Project"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL JUSTICE MUSEUM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JUDGE'S LODGING TRUST LIMITED£103k0unclearnoted
NATIONAL JUSTICE MUSEUM FY2025£1.8munclearno doubt
THE TOWN MILL TRUST LYME REGIS FY2025£244k0unclearno doubt
THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE FY2025£916k0abovenot going concern
PEMBROKE CASTLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m0aboveno doubt
HOLLY LODGE CENTRE FY2026£152k0unclearno doubt

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