THE PLEASLEY PIT TRUST

Registered charity 1077660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pleasley Pit Trust protects & shares the industrial, natural & cultural heritage of Pleasley Pit, Derbyshire. We bring to life mining heritage through education, volunteering, community learning and nature-based activities. We improve wellbeing, support biodiversity and community connection while caring for this nationally important historic site operating across Derbys, Notts & nearby areas.

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Latest income

£197k

Latest spending

£241k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £112,328 to £68,271 due to a net expenditure of £240,813 against total income of £196,756. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. No reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

David John Lewis
Glynn Charles George Wilton
Michael Gamble
Neil Anderson
Timothy Onions

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire · Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£197k	£241k
05/04/2024	£162k	£225k
05/04/2023	£88k	£126k
05/04/2022	£63k	£54k
05/04/2021	£37k	£30k

Common questions

Is THE PLEASLEY PIT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £112,328 to £68,271 due to a net expenditure of £240,813 against total income of £196,756. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. No reserves policy target is stated in the document. 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	02/09/2025	£95k	"Pleasley Pit Trust – A coal mining heritage, preserved and revitalised for generations to come; underpinned by a sustainable future focussed on People, Place and Nature."
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/12/2023	£10k	Pleasley Pit Trust - Welcome Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEAK DISTRICT MINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIMITED.

PEAK DISTRICT MINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £197k
MAPPERLEY PLAINS RECREATION AND SOCIAL CENTRE TRUST income £146k
WELBECK MINERS WELFARE TRUST income £191k
THE CRESWELL HERITAGE TRUST income £1.2m
NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM FOR ENGLAND TRUST LTD income £4.4m
Cultura Trust income £267k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PLEASLEY PIT TRUST	£197k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PEAK DISTRICT MINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£197k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
MAPPERLEY PLAINS RECREATION AND SOCIAL CENTRE TRUST FY2024	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WELBECK MINERS WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£191k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE CRESWELL HERITAGE TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	Under £60,000	0	below	—	no doubt
NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM FOR ENGLAND TRUST LTD FY2025	£4.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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