BERNARD LEACH (ST IVES) TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1111263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Trust's objectives are to:-Advance the education of the public in the life and work of Bernard Leach-Preserve and maintain his former home and workplace at Higher Stennack, St.Ives to house and display examples of his work and those of others-Train people in the art, craft and manufacture of pottery and related skills and increase the appreciation of the public in the ceramic arts
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's income is diversified across retail (39.5%), studio sales (25.4%), and learning programs (14%), with grants comprising a smaller portion (6.5%). The organization is currently undertaking a major two-year capital transformation project supported by significant external funding from the St Ives Town Deal and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Libby Buckley — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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)
Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Callum Michael Trudgeon
- Christopher Balch
- GARY JOHN TOPP
- Julia DeFabo
- Lara Melanie Goodband
- Matthew James Whittell
- Nicola Ann Ramsay-Trease
- Rhiannon Ewing-James
- Susan Pope · trustee of 1 other charity
- Tamzyn Smith
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BERNARD LEACH (ST IVES) TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's income is diversified across retail (39.5%), studio sales (25.4%), and learning programs (14%), with grants comprising a smaller portion (6.5%). The organization is currently undertaking a major two-year capital transformation project supported by significant external funding from the St Ives Town Deal and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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