SEVERNDROOG CASTLE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1127071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the education of the public by preserving for the benefit of the people of the London Borough of Greenwich and of the nation the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in the building known as Severndroog Castle and its environs, it being of particular historical, architectural or constructional interest

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH AND OF THE NATION THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT MAY EXIST IN THE BUILDING KNOWN AS SEVERNDROOG CASTLE AND ITS ENVIRONS, IT BEING OF PARTICULAR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit: THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,078 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £11,186. Unrestricted funds are in a deficit position of £(2,225), while restricted funds stand at £13,411. The trustees acknowledge the financial challenge posed by VAT liabilities but maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Preservation of Severndroog Castle (89% of income)
“Preservation of Severndroog Castle 109,403” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £17,500 (held: £11k)
“In total, a reserve of £17,500 is considered reasonable” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Severndroog Castle (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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£123k£138k
31/03/2024£138k£140k
31/03/2023£42k£65k
31/03/2022£46k£51k
31/03/2021£91k£67k

Common questions

Is SEVERNDROOG CASTLE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,078 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £11,186. Unrestricted funds are in a deficit position of £(2,225), while restricted funds stand at £13,411. The trustees acknowledge the financial challenge posed by VAT liabilities but maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. 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 Fund06/07/2020£15k"COVID 19 : Severndroog Castle Building Preservation Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/05/2017£126k"Securing the future of Severndroog Castle"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/09/2008£688k"Severndroog Castle Restoration and Development Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/01/2007£6k"This Community Group In Greenwich Will Develop A Website And Publicise The Restoration And Reopening Of Severndroog Castle."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2006£19k"Severndroog Castle Operational Viability Project"