MORECAMBE WINTER GARDENS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1113010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE VICTORIA PAVILION (WINTER GARDENS) MORECAMBE ENTERPRISE LIMITED

Restoration & operation of the Morecambe Winter Gardens Theatre as a viable music and arts venue, restoration and regeneration of the Grade II* listed building. Achieved by income generating activities: event space for hire, usage for commercial music concerts, culture & performance space and operation of catering services. Primary aim is income generation to secure its long term future.

Objects

(1) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY DISTRICT OF MORECAMBE AND LANCASTER IN LANCASHIRE AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, THE LAND AND BUILDINGS KNOWN AS THE VICTORIA PAVILION (WINTER GARDENS) MORECAMBE, LANCASHIRE ('THE VICTORIA PAVILION').(2) TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE FRIENDS OF THE VICTORIA PAVILION, MORECAMBE REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1064127.

Area of benefit: MORECAMBE AND LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Lancaster, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,103,337 for the year ended 30 March 2026, driven primarily by grant income from sources such as the Arts Council England and Historic England. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £583,076, while the charity maintains a significant heritage asset valued at £2,694,675. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by John Potter & Harrison. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~100.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (42% 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: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Vanessa Toulmin Professorchair
• Lorna Quinn Mrs
• Michael Ellis
• Paul Stephen Anderton Anderton Mr
• Richard Ryan
• Steve Matthews

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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