THE NASEBY BATTLEFIELD PROJECT

Registered charity 1119178 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our objectives are: * Through the Battlefield of Naseby, to excite people about the past, inspire and help them to learn more about the events and ideas that have shaped England and, through that learning, come to a greater understanding of the present. * To preserve and protect the natural and cultural resources associated with the Battlefield of Naseby and the landscape in which it lies.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE, AND ONLY BY SUCH MEANS, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AT LARGE CONCERNING THE HISTORY AND RURAL LIFE OF ENGLAND DURING THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IN GENERAL AND DURING THE PERIOD OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR IN PARTICULAR, IN THEIR MILITARY HISTORICAL RELIGIOUS CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS; AND TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF NASEBY WHICH TOOK PLACE ON 14TH JUNE 1645, AND SITES RELATING TO THE MILITARY MANOEUVRES PRECEDING AND SUBSEQUENT TO THE SAME, AND TO PRESERVE THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND ECOLOGY OF THE SITES AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SIBBERTOFT AND NEIGHBOURING PARISHES, DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £63,568, driven largely by a £49,925 grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund, while total expenditure remained at £22,041. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £9,044, which the trustees confirm exceed their stated policy target of maintaining three to six months of operating expenditure. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the charity is operating on a going concern basis.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05910579 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Heritage Fund — “We are proud to announce funding from the Heritage Fund which will allow us to work with schools, youth groups and volunteers.” (source page)

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.

• BRINKMAN, Richard David Jonathan — director, appointed 15/09/2025on trustee list
• ORME, Duncan Rupert — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
• LINNELL, Mark David — director, appointed 31/03/2021on trustee list
• SALES, Rosemary Anne — director, appointed 31/03/2021on trustee list
• HOWAT, Steven John — director, appointed 16/03/2019not 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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Mark Linnellchair
• David Boulton
• Duncan Rupert Orme
• Richard David Jonathan Brinkman
• Rosemary Anne Sales · trustee of 1 other charity
• Steve Howat

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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