REVELEY LODGE TRUST

Registered charity 1099935 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUSHEY MUSEUM PROPERTY TRUST

To safeguard and maintain the property and gardens at Reveley Lodge, Bushey Herts, so that it can be used as an arts and educational resource and recreation for local schools and community activities and also to encourage and enhance the activities of the Bushey Museum, a separate charitable institution, as well as related community organisations.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£179k
Latest spending
£171k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income increased marginally to £179,015 while total expenditure rose to £170,702, resulting in a modest profit of £8,313. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,328,057, which the trustees note have recovered from a low of £50,000 in March 2024 due to recent renovation spending. The trustees consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis, citing sufficient investment income and monitored reserves to meet core objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient for the long term preservation of Reveley Lodge and gardens (held: £5.3m)
“The trustees maintain a general policy to provide a fund sufficient for the long term preservation of Reveley Lodge and gardens.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Independent examiner fees
“Included in governance costs is £950 +vat payable to the independent examiner (2024: £1,050 +vat).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£179k£171k
31/03/2024£167k£166k
31/03/2023£131k£128k
31/03/2022£157k£164k
31/03/2021£136k£132k

Common questions

Is REVELEY LODGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income increased marginally to £179,015 while total expenditure rose to £170,702, resulting in a modest profit of £8,313. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,328,057, which the trustees note have recovered from a low of £50,000 in March 2024 due to recent renovation spending. The trustees consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis, citing sufficient investment income and monitored reserves to meet core objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REVELEY LODGE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REVELEY LODGE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k