CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST

Registered charity 1109239 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHISWICK HOUSE AND GROUNDS TRUST, CHISWICK HOUSE PARK AND GARDENS TRUST

Chiswick House and Gardens Trust - the objectives of the charity are to advance education by preservation, restoration, maintenance, repair and enhancement of the property and its contents, for the benefit of the public and historical and architectural heritage of England.

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Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,121,151 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven primarily by restricted funds for its capital project. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of essential expenditure (held: £208k)
“The reserves policy is to retain at least three months of expenditure based on the forecast of three months of essential expenditure.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received donations of £71,991 from Chiswick House Friends, a registered charity.
“During the year the charity received donations of £71,991 (2024: £34,190) from Chiswick House Friends, a registered charity. Chiswick House Friends is registered charity, and a separate entity to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust.” — page 37
“A management charge of £98,073 (2024: £101,994) was charged by the charity to the trading subsidiary, Chiswick House Trading Company Ltd to cover a proportion of central and operational costs of the Group.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A management charge of £98,073 was charged by the charity to its trading subsidiary, Chiswick House Trading Company Ltd.
“During the year the charity received donations of £71,991 (2024: £34,190) from Chiswick House Friends, a registered charity. Chiswick House Friends is registered charity, and a separate entity to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust.” — page 37
“A management charge of £98,073 (2024: £101,994) was charged by the charity to the trading subsidiary, Chiswick House Trading Company Ltd to cover a proportion of central and operational costs of the Group.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£794k
Reserves (reported)
£208k
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (52% 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: 24.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Hounslow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.2m£2.1m
31/03/2024£2.0m£2.0m
31/03/2023£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.4m

Common questions

Is CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,121,151 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven primarily by restricted funds for its capital project. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE LINBURY TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2024£400kTowards phase one of a site redevelopment to increase community access, grow visitor numbers and volunteer engagement and increase earned income
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£250kCedar Yards Community and Creative Campus
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2025£250kCHGT-Community and Creative Campus
THE FOYLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£200k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2025£70kTo continue and expand the horticulture and gardening participation programme.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2022£60kTowards the horticulture and gardening participation programme, working with local people experiencing disadvantage, First payment of a £180,000 grant.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2024£60kTowards Horticulture and gardening participation programme.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2023£60kHorticulture and gardening participation programme. Second payment of a three-year £180k grant.
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£23kMeet Me at the Gates
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/04/2026£15kLetting the Light In
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/07/2024£250k"Seed to Fork"
London Borough of Hounslow15/03/2024£215kGrant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
City Bridge Foundation04/03/2024£3kGrant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/04/2023£162k"Community Fruit Garden and new Volunteer Base: project planning"
London Borough of Hounslow12/05/2022£124kGrant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/06/2020£33k"COVID19: Chiswick House and Gardens Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/07/2018£85k"Chiswick House and Gardens: Towards a fully integrated, inclusive and self-sustaining Grade I Listed site"
City Bridge Foundation13/05/2015£89kGrant to Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
London Borough of Hounslow23/07/2014£15kGrant to Chiswick House & Gardens Trust

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHISWICK PIER TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST£3.2m——unclear—no doubt
CHISWICK PIER TRUST FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
CHISWICK COMMUNITY SCHOOL PTA FY2025£149k—0above—no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt
BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2026£17.7mover £60,00010unclear—no doubt
Country Houses Foundation FY2025£850k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.