WORKINGTON HERITAGE GROUP LTD

Registered charity 1127084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity manages the Helena Thompson Museum in Workington on behalf of Allerdale borough Council. Through the organising, by WHG Ltd, of Outreach, educational, social, historical and cultural activities, it brings the heritage of Workington and district to as wide an audience as possible

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £17,233 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £213,991. The trustees report a policy to hold 12 months of working capital in reserve, which the current unrestricted balance exceeds. While the charity acknowledges a significant downturn in turnover due to reduced weddings, it notes a positive financial outcome supported by volunteer contributions and council grants.

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.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY JAMES WAREINGchair
• ANN WAREING
• Eleanor Todhunter
• JMERCIA HAUGHAN
• John Connell
• LORD OF WORKINGTON JOHN THOMAS COOK
• Mark Ian Jenkinson
• Philip Norman
• Sonny David Smith · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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