FULHAM PALACE TRUST
Registered charity 1140088 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The charity runs an education service, museum, historic house, garden, cafe and is a wedding and functions venue. It is open free of charge throughout the year.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a general unrestricted deficit of £187,028 for the year, with total unrestricted income falling to £1.556m. The trustees have identified a significant financial risk, forecasting larger deficits and noting a conservation and maintenance expenditure backlog estimated at £7.2m. To address this, a financial recovery plan is being implemented, supported by a designated fund created from a £125k grant.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £636k (held: £356k)
“we identified that we should build up a level of free unrestricted reserves of £636k by 31 March 2025.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from trustees
“Aggregate donations from trustees in the year amounted to £2,435 (2024: £3,150). There were no other related party transactions in the reporting period requiring disclosure.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Fulham Palace Enterprises Community Interest Company
“The results of Fulham Palace Trust's subsidiary undertaking, Fulham Palace Enterprises Community Interest Company, are summarised in Note 3 to the financial statements.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Siân Harrington — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery Heritage Fund — “We would like to thank the following for their generous support towards realising our vision for the restoration and renewal of this excepti…” (source page)
- All Saints Fulham — “Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Organisations and Corporate Donors 2020/21 All Saints Fulham” (source page)
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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£202k
Reported reserves equal ~27.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FULHAM PALACE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a general unrestricted deficit of £187,028 for the year, with total unrestricted income falling to £1.556m. The trustees have identified a significant financial risk, forecasting larger deficits and noting a conservation and maintenance expenditure backlog estimated at £7.2m. To address this, a financial recovery plan is being implemented, supported by a designated fund created from a £125k grant. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.
Who funds FULHAM PALACE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FULHAM PALACE TRUST as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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