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CONSTITUTION HILL LTD

Registered charity 1071422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate the public in the heritage of the Cliff railway, Camera Obscura and Constitution hill and the encourage volunteer input.

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Latest income
£588k
Latest spending
£560k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a net surplus of £76,691 for the year ended 31 March 2024, increasing its unrestricted funds to £733,440. The trustees report that the charity is closer to achieving its reserves policy target of holding three months of running costs. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters came to attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £733k)
“The charity's policy is to hold at least 3 months running costs in reserve.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Constitution Hill Trading Ltd
“The subsidiary undertaking, Constitution Hill Trading Ltd, is incorporated in England & Wales. The nature of business is a café. Constitution Hill Ltd owns 100% of the ordinary share capital of the company.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

CONSTITUTION HILL TRADING LTD. — per its own Companies House accounts

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    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.

    Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

    Total income
    £588k
    Total spending
    £560k
    Reserves (reported)
    £140k
    Employees
    9

    Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Ceredigion

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£588k£560k
    31/03/2024£557k£481k
    31/03/2023£523k£372k
    31/03/2022£432k£307k
    31/03/2021£348k£297k

    Common questions

    Is CONSTITUTION HILL LTD financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a net surplus of £76,691 for the year ended 31 March 2024, increasing its unrestricted funds to £733,440. The trustees report that the charity is closer to achieving its reserves policy target of holding three months of running costs. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters came to attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Funders of similar charities

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    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FULL FACT.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    CONSTITUTION HILL LTD£588k—0unclear—no doubt
    FULL FACT FY2024£2.9m——within—no doubt
    SHIREOAKS MINERS' WELFARE RECREATION GROUND FY2024£165k—0above—no doubt
    The Helicopter Museum FY2025£352k—0unclear—no doubt
    1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
    WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£618k—0unclear—no doubt

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