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.

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Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£22k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves policy: three and six months of operating expenditure (held: £9k)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of operating expenditure. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin 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

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£64k£22k
31/03/2024£11k£18k
31/03/2023£11k£13k
31/03/2022£13k£15k
31/03/2021£49k£19k

Common questions

Is THE NASEBY BATTLEFIELD PROJECT financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/11/2024£100k"Our Naseby, Our Heritage'"
UK government01/04/2020£7kALB-Historic England-Naseby Battlefield Project (Covid-19 Emergency Response)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/11/2015£10k"Visitor Interpretation Centre for the Battle of Naseby"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/01/2011£31k"The Naseby Battlefied Project"