CASTLE STUDIES TRUST

Registered charity 1148165 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Castle Studies Trust is a UK based charity founded in July 2012 with the aim of increasing knowledge of castles in the UK and abroad.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF CASTLES AND DISSEMINATION OF ALL USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £72,692 at the end of the period, derived from cash funds. The filing indicates a net increase in funds of £11,745 compared to the previous year, with total receipts of £53,063 and total payments of £41,318.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JEREMY CUNNINGTONchair
• CHARLES HOLLWEY
• Dr Catriona Elizabeth Cooper
• Dr Katherine Weikert
• Dr Richard Nevell
• PETER PURTON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

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