KNUTSFORD HERITAGE CENTRE

Registered charity 1076917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

INFORMING KNUTSFORD AND DISTRICT ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF KNUTSFORD, AND GATHERING FURTHER HISTORICAL INFORMATION.EDUCATION BY MEANS OF IN HOUSE LECTURES, SEMINARS, LIAISON WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.ASSISTING LOCAL ARTISTS BY PROVIDING DISPLAY SPACE.CONSERVATION OF THE KNUTSFORD TAPESTRY.ENCOURAGING VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

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Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £16,718 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total funds increased to £59,792, with unrestricted reserves rising to £59,389. The trustees confirm that systems are established to mitigate operational risks and that the charity continues to operate within its stated reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months unrestricted expenditure (held: £59k)

“It is the policy to maintain the free reserves of the Charity defined as unrestricted funds at a level which always equates to or exceeds approximately twelve months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Knutsford Heritage Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER GORDON HENRETTYchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Colin Banks · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr SIMON JOHN HARRIS BA PhD · trustee of 2 other charities
Janet Anne Nicholson · trustee of 1 other charity
Janet McCappin
Rick Dallimore · trustee of 2 other charities
Valerie Elaine Bryant
Vivien Langford Hainsworth

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£50k	£33k
31/03/2024	£19k	£25k
31/03/2023	£19k	£24k
31/03/2022	£26k	£16k
31/03/2021	£28k	£10k

Common questions

Is KNUTSFORD HERITAGE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £16,718 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total funds increased to £59,792, with unrestricted reserves rising to £59,389. The trustees confirm that systems are established to mitigate operational risks and that the charity continues to operate within its stated reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/02/2013	£11k	"Knutsford Promenades"
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/12/2008	£9k	Exhibition of Knutsford Royal May Day Dresses & Crowns
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	16/08/2002	£5k	"A Project To Display A Tapestry Made By The Residents Of Knutsford. The Money Is For 3 Display Cabinets."