ANNA PLOWDEN TRUST

Registered charity 1072236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Makes grants to individuals and organisations in connection with training in skills and awareness of conservation of the cultural heritage

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£89k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £25,828.59 for the year, primarily due to grants awarded exceeding income, although this was offset by a surplus on the revaluation of investments. The trustees' report indicates that the charity has no employees and relies on voluntary trustee administration, with an exceptionally high percentage of income disbursed directly to grant recipients. Total funds increased to £787,133.74, with the general purpose fund standing at £744,191.74.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the real value of the Trust’s reserves (held: £744k)

“Accordingly, it is the Trust’s policy to attempt to maintain an annual grant giving at least at the same level year on year or, if funds allow, to increase it, while as far as possible maintaining the real value of the Trust’s reserves.” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

H B Allen Trust — “The Trustees are most grateful to the following trusts, whose generous grants have support our work during the past 20 years: We are gratefu…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Carol Lucy Weiss
Christina Rozeik
Dr DAVID LEIGH · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr DAVID RAY SAUNDERS
Dr Isobel Margaret Griffin
Elizabeth Hippisley- Cox
JANE GRANT MCAUSLAND
Pedro Miguel da Costa Gaspar
Puneeta Sharma

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£63k	£89k
30/11/2024	£110k	£101k
30/11/2023	£113k	£97k
30/11/2022	£105k	£69k
30/11/2021	£90k	£85k

Common questions

Is ANNA PLOWDEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £25,828.59 for the year, primarily due to grants awarded exceeding income, although this was offset by a surplus on the revaluation of investments. The trustees' report indicates that the charity has no employees and relies on voluntary trustee administration, with an exceptionally high percentage of income disbursed directly to grant recipients. Total funds increased to £787,133.74, with the general purpose fund standing at £744,191.74. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ANNA PLOWDEN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ANNA PLOWDEN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DULVERTON TRUST	FY2023	£120k	Training the next generation of heritage conservators
THE DULVERTON TRUST	FY2026	£120k	Scholarships in Heritage Conservation
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£6k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k