CARDIGAN BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1092026 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cardigan Building Preservation Trust has as its aim 'The Preservation of Buildings of Historic or Architectural Merit for the public benefit in the Cardigan area'. Currently the trust is engaged in the renovation and restoration of Cardigan's Guildhall, a grade 2* listed building of considerable importance as the first municipal building in Ruskian Gothic style.

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Latest income
£177k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £11,206. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risks to the charity's continuity.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£783k
Total spending
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£6k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ceredigion · Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£177k£88k
31/03/2024£783k£11k
31/03/2023£1.7m£19k
31/03/2022£291k£13k
31/03/2021£85k£7k

Common questions

Is CARDIGAN BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £11,206. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risks to the charity's continuity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/11/2022£236k"Cardigan Markethall Heritage"