BENINGTON COMMUNITY HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1121678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Benington Community Heritage Trust was formed in November 2007 to preserve for the benefit of the people of Benington village and the nation the historical, architectural and constructional heritage in and around Benington village. The first project being considered is the acquisition, restoration and adaptation of the redundant church of All Saints for a new use.

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Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £22,911 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net loss for the financial year. Per the balance sheet, net assets decreased from £63,395 in 2024 to £40,090 in 2025, and the company held net current liabilities of £15,584. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

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 4 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 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

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£102k£125k
31/12/2024£109k£150k
31/12/2023£252k£334k
31/07/2022£113k£169k
31/07/2021£223k£106k

Common questions

Is BENINGTON COMMUNITY HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £22,911 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net loss for the financial year. Per the balance sheet, net assets decreased from £63,395 in 2024 to £40,090 in 2025, and the company held net current liabilities of £15,584. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. 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 Fund20/03/2013£2.0m"The Beonna at All Saints Church, Benington"

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NORWICH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BENINGTON COMMUNITY HERITAGE TRUST£102k0unclearno doubt
THE NORWICH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£321k0unclearno doubt
RICHMONDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD FY2025£2.2m0aboveno doubt
THE HISTORIC CHAPELS TRUST FY2025£2.2m0aboveno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BENEDICTS, CAMBRIDGE FY2024£155k0unclearno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BENGEO, HERTFORD FY2024£123kUnder £20,0000unclearno doubt

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