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DODDINGTON HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1086024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To restore repair maintain and conserve for the benefit of the public the hall wing and stable block of the property known as Doddington Hall near Nantwich Cheshire and such other buildings associated with Doddington Hall as may be considered to be of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

Objects

3.1) TO RESTORE REPAIR MAINTAIN AND CONSERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE HALL WING AND STABLE BLOCK OF THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS DODDINGTON HALL NEAR NANTWICH CHESHIRE (DODDINGTON HALL) AND SUCH OTHER BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH DODDINGTON HALL AS MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE OF OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.3.2) TO ADVANCE THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL D EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY SUCH MEANS AS THEY SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BY FACILITATING AND ENCOURAGING ACCESS TO DODDINGTON HALL ( AND SUCH OTHER BUILDINGS AS ARE REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE 3.1) AND PROMOTION THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF DODDINGTON HALL AS A PLACE OF SOCIAL HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST

Area of benefit: CREWE NANTWICH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£255k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £609,239 to £494,243 due to an excess of expenditure over income of £114,996. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equating to approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure, which they believe provides sufficient resources to cover management and administration costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months unrestricted expenditure (held: £494k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equate to approximately 12 months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lady Delves Broughton is the Settlor with power to appoint trustees and is considered a related party. No transaction amounts are disclosed in the notes.
“Lady Delves Broughton as Settlor of the Charity with power to appoint additional trustees is.considered a related party.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£140k£255k
05/04/2024£330k£151k
05/04/2023£12k£225
05/04/2022£10k£900
05/04/2021£135k£257k

Common questions

Is DODDINGTON HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £609,239 to £494,243 due to an excess of expenditure over income of £114,996. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equating to approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure, which they believe provides sufficient resources to cover management and administration costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.