HEREFORDSHIRE & WORCESTERSHIRE EARTH HERITAGE TRUST
The Trust's objects are to promote the protection, conservation and improvement of Earth heritage sites for the benefit of the public, in particular, but not exclusively, in the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire; and also to educate the public in Earth heritage.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £43,266 to £38,226 due to a significant drop in project income, though this was partially offset by a substantial donation. The trustees report that reserves remain sufficient to sustain activities through the end of 2025 while a new project proposal is developed. No fixed overheads or significant fixed income sources were identified, with the charity relying on voluntary income and grants.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim to build and maintain the reserves at a level that can sustain activities for a period of 12 months or more.” — page 5
Trustees
- Dr Andrew Peter Sims
- Dr Cheryl Vanessa Jones
- Katherine Hughes
- Katherine Joan Andrew
- MICHAEL STEPHEN BROOKS
- Mark Andrew Baggott
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £26k | £31k |
| 31/12/2023 | £60k | £66k |
| 31/12/2022 | £87k | £80k |
| 31/12/2021 | £60k | £54k |
| 31/12/2020 | £24k | £31k |
Common questions
Is HEREFORDSHIRE & WORCESTERSHIRE EARTH HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £43,266 to £38,226 due to a significant drop in project income, though this was partially offset by a substantial donation. The trustees report that reserves remain sufficient to sustain activities through the end of 2025 while a new project proposal is developed. No fixed overheads or significant fixed income sources were identified, with the charity relying on voluntary income and grants. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/05/2021 | £113k | "Birmingham's Erratic Boulders: Heritage of the Ice Age" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 01/06/2020 | £5k | "COVID19: Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/09/2015 | £59k | "Voyages in Deep Time" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/06/2011 | £450k | "A Thousand Years of Building with Stone - heritage buildings and their 'lost' quarries" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/12/2008 | £5k | "A Project By This Heritage Trust Based In Worcester To Update Their Brochure To Highlight The Work Of The Organisation. This Will Be Availa" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 18/09/2007 | £302k | "Community Earth Heritage Champions" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/03/2004 | £89k | "Earth Heritage For All" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/06/2002 | £96k | "Earth Heritage Education & Awarness Programme, Worcester" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/01/2002 | £550 | "A project to provide this Hereford and Worcestershire group with resources to compile a database of records of all Earth Science sites in th" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/11/2001 | £2k | "A project to stage a touring exhibition presenting earth science in a fun interactive format for young people throughout Herefordshire and W" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/01/2001 | £2k | "A project to enable this group to facilitate a seminar to increase collaboration with statutory agencies regarding eathr science conservatio" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/08/2000 | £13k | "EDUCATIONAL CENTRE FOR GEOLOGY & LANDSCAPE" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 13/11/1996 | £123k | "RIGS Identification, Worcester" |