HEUGH GUN BATTERY TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1106882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Visitor attraction, Museum with collection, regeneration and maintenance of a Scheduled Monument. Refreshment facility, educational facility, employment and volunteering opportunity in an area of deprivation. Open to the public.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £152,774 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £407,444 to £254,670. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £39,962 fall short of the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of annual expenditure. The trustees consider the immediate future secure based on secured funding and plan to build reserves through operational surpluses.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £40k; policy: three to six months of annual expenditure)
“At 31 May 2025 reserves fall short of this level.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Timothy Guy Baileychair
- Eric Harland Deer
- Gemma Ptak
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hartlepool
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEUGH GUN BATTERY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £152,774 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £407,444 to £254,670. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £39,962 fall short of the stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of annual expenditure. The trustees consider the immediate future secure based on secured funding and plan to build reserves through operational surpluses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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