THE PORT SUNLIGHT VILLAGE TRUST
Registered charity 1074713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Trust's principal objective is the conservation and maintenance of the fabric of Port Sunlight Village, its landscape, monuments and items of architectural significance or beauty and the preservation of its essential character. By means of a museum, the Trust also seeks to promote the ideas underlying the village's foundation and their relevance in the modern world.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £48,769,290 at the end of the year, with the trustees holding £1,500,000 in unrestricted and undesignated reserves to meet their policy target. The charity reported a net resource decrease of £524,871, which the trustees attribute to the planned use of reserves to deliver key projects such as the restoration of the War Memorial and energy efficiency improvements. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
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 (£1,000,000) plus a sum of £500,000 to cover sudden risk factors, giving total required reserves of £1,500,000 (held: £1.5m)
“It is anticipated that up to 3 month's running costs may be required totalling c.£1,000,000, together with a sum of c.£500,000 to cover sudden risk factors, giving total required reserves of £1,500,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr Andrew Bowden received remuneration of £3,541 for his role as Chair. Two trustees received £1,369 in travel expenses.
“As permitted by the charity's Articles of Association, one of the trustees, Mr Andrew Bowden, received remuneration of £3,541 (2024: £nil) during the year for his role as Chair. During the year, two trustees received a total of £1,369 (2024: £728 to 3 trustees) in respect of travel expenses from the charity.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary
“PSVT’s subsidiary, Sunlight Vision Limited, is a related party. During the year this company was dormant, and is retained for future trading if required.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sunlight Vision Limited
“PSVT’s subsidiary, Sunlight Vision Limited, is a related party. During the year this company was dormant, and is retained for future trading if required.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by DSG Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
SUNLIGHT VISION LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- The balance sheet shows issued share capital of £1 and total shareholder funds of £1 for both 2026 and 2025, indicating no intra-group trading activity or significant balances.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Port Sunlight Village Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Mike Ward — CEO (source)
- Andrew Bowden — Chair (source)
- Lin Whalley — Director of Operations (source)
- Rachel Tudor — Director of Corporate Services (source)
- Jean Milton — Director of Heritage (source)
- Katherine Lynch — Director of Projects (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- BOWDEN, Andrew Charles — director, appointed 13/12/2023on trustee list
- CROFT, Andrew James — director, appointed 14/12/2022on trustee list
- PARNELL, Louise Elizabeth — director, appointed 28/09/2022on trustee list
- THOMAS, Anna Mair, Dr — director, appointed 28/09/2021on trustee list
- DALTON, Carolyn Jane — director, appointed 28/09/2021on trustee list
- MCARDLE, Emily Rachel Victoria — director, appointed 05/03/2019on trustee list
- CONNOLLY, Stephen — director, appointed 06/12/2016on trustee list
- WARD, Michael John — secretary, appointed 01/04/2026
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £686k. 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)
Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Bowden
- Andrew James Croft
- Carolyn Jane Dalton
- Dr Anna Mair Thomas
- Emily Rachel Victoria McArdle · trustee of 1 other charity
- Louise Parnell
- Stephen Connolly
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE PORT SUNLIGHT VILLAGE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £48,769,290 at the end of the year, with the trustees holding £1,500,000 in unrestricted and undesignated reserves to meet their policy target. The charity reported a net resource decrease of £524,871, which the trustees attribute to the planned use of reserves to deliver key projects such as the restoration of the War Memorial and energy efficiency improvements. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DSG Audit.
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