SOUTH KERRIER HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1151834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKHT

To manage, maintain and develop The Museum of Cornish Life, Helston for the benefit of the public and to advance education in the heritage, arts and crafts of the South Kerrier area.

Objects

TO MANAGE, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP HELSTON MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE HERITAGE, ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE SOUTH KERRIER AREA.

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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Latest income
£269k
Latest spending
£263k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net operating income of £6,040.80 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the organization maintains a reserves policy target of three months' running costs, calculated at £63,256.04, and holds total charity funds of £109,384.25 as of the balance sheet date.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant Income (76% of income)
“Total for Grant Income £205,393.76”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 months’ running costs (expenditure) (held: £109k)
“The Trust’s Reserves Policy aims to set aside 3 months’ running costs (expenditure) to ensure the financial security and continued running of the Museum. 3 months’ running costs is based on the enclosed Financial Statements and is calculated as £63,256.04.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£269k£263k
31/03/2024£270k£250k
31/03/2023£234k£232k
31/03/2022£228k£213k
31/03/2021£270k£253k

Common questions

Is SOUTH KERRIER HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust reported a net operating income of £6,040.80 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the organization maintains a reserves policy target of three months' running costs, calculated at £63,256.04, and holds total charity funds of £109,384.25 as of the balance sheet date. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2023£2kApprenticeships Participation 16 - 18
UK government16/02/2023£186kMuseum Estate and Development fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/08/2020£91k"COVID 19: South Kerrier Heritage Trust (Museum of Cornish Life)"
The National Lottery Community Fund18/10/2019£9kCornish Life Stories
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2018£9kMaking the Invisible Visable
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/09/2015£37k"Accessing the Past – Digitising HelstonÂ’s Photographic Heritage"