CASTLEFORD HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1116099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust promotes the rich heritage and culture of Castleford through festivals, exhibitions, education projects and events. It also works in partnership with other organisations and the local authority to deliver major regeneration projects.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF CASTLEFORD AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, INCLUDING THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL REGENERATION PROJECTS. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CASTLEFORD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit: CASTLEFORD AND ITS ENVIRONS

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

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 ended the year with a net deficit of £172,504, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £469,021 and restricted reserves of £158,198. The trustees report that unrestricted net current assets were £22,474 and are confident that long-term liabilities will be covered by rental income. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months' normal annual operational expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05009303

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.

• GRIMBLEY, Jordan Phillip — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
• BELL, John — director, appointed 12/10/2023on trustee list
• TAIT, Karen Elaine — director, appointed 12/04/2022on trustee list
• WALTON, Jane — director, appointed 16/10/2014on trustee list
• MORRISON, John — director, appointed 16/01/2014on trustee list
• MUNDAY, John Ronald — director, appointed 31/01/2012on trustee list
• WILDERS, David — director, appointed 19/05/2005on trustee list
• WALLIS, Anthony Rae — director, appointed 04/11/2004on trustee list
• BURNS WILLIAMSON, Mark — director, appointed 04/11/2004not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLLR ANTHONY RAE WALLIS
• DAVID WILDERS
• JOHN MORRISON
• JOHN MUNDAY
• Jane Walton · trustee of 4 other charities
• John Bell
• Jordan Phillip Grimbley
• MARK BURNS-WILLIAMSON OBE
• karen tait

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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