PENDEEN COMMUNITY HERITAGE

Registered charity 1087755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Managing a heritage site and museum at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen in order to preserve the heritage, educate the public about the history, and advance education and training in skills related to this management. Working in partnership with other community bodies to develop Geevor in a way which enhances social benefits for people in the area of St Just and Pendeen, Cornwall.

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Latest income
£851k
Latest spending
£756k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £95,318 for the year, driven by a restricted surplus from the Shared Prosperity Fund grant. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level sufficient to ensure continuity of activities in the event of a significant drop in funding, with free unrestricted reserves of £117,454 at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised (held: £117k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level sufficient to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.” — page 13
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).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£851k
Total spending
£756k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£117k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£851k£756k
31/03/2024£700k£672k
31/03/2023£563k£589k
31/03/2022£629k£598k
31/03/2021£733k£534k

Common questions

Is PENDEEN COMMUNITY HERITAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £95,318 for the year, driven by a restricted surplus from the Shared Prosperity Fund grant. The trustees report that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level sufficient to ensure continuity of activities in the event of a significant drop in funding, with free unrestricted reserves of £117,454 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PENDEEN COMMUNITY HERITAGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PENDEEN COMMUNITY HERITAGE as a grant recipient include CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£900

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/05/2020£48k"COVID-19"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/02/2007£5k"This Registered Charity In Pendeen, Cornwall, Is Responsible For Geevor Tin Mine And Educational Heritage Activities And Artefacts For The L"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/01/2006£4k"The Group Will Provide An Art Project Aimed Specifically At The Over Fifties, Working On Projects Relating To Their Heritage And Local Envir"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/03/2003£44k"Geevor Tin Mine: Access & Interpretation Project"