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THE 78 DERNGATE NORTHAMPTON TRUST

Registered charity 1068270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The presevation of 78 Derngate a Charles Rennie Mackintosh house in Northampton. The promotion of work commissioned or completed by CRM and J.W.Bassett-Lowke his patron. The promotion of contemporary art craft and design.

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Latest income
£146k
Latest spending
£178k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £31,949 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,462,156 to £3,430,207. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £3,430,207, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of a minimum £50,000 contingency.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £50,000 of free reserves as a contingency (held: £3.4m)
“The trust continues to have the target of keeping a minimum of £50,000 of free reserves as a contingency.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £100k. 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: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£146k£178k
31/12/2024£149k£182k
31/12/2023£180k£173k
31/12/2022£125k£160k
31/12/2021£218k£129k

Common questions

Is THE 78 DERNGATE NORTHAMPTON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £31,949 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,462,156 to £3,430,207. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £3,430,207, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of a minimum £50,000 contingency. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE 78 DERNGATE NORTHAMPTON TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE 78 DERNGATE NORTHAMPTON TRUST as a grant recipient include THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kCulture and the environment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/06/2020£4k"COVID19: 78 Derngate Northampton Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/11/2015£10k"78 Derngate: WW1 icon"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/12/2000£1.1m"78, Derngate"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/02/2000£4k"This group is setting up a friends group to recruit volunteers and develop them to participate in the activities and promote the trust. 78 D"