STEWARTS BURNBY HALL GARDENS AND MUSEUM TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1155844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Trust is the provision and maintenance of Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum as a public park, ornamental gardens and museum for the benefit of the inhabitants of Pocklington and the neighbourhood for the purpose of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

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Latest income
£712k
Latest spending
£616k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £305,160, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' estimated total expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £63,384 and positive cash flows from operating activities of £64,178, indicating stable financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months estimated total expenditure (held: £305k)
“The reserves policy of the Trustees is to aim to achieve a position where cash reserves amounting to six months estimated total expenditure are held at the end of March each year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£712k
Total spending
£616k
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reserves (reported)
£305k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 6.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£712k£616k
31/12/2024£722k£675k
31/12/2023£584k£589k
31/12/2022£591k£526k
31/12/2021£535k£419k

Common questions

Is STEWARTS BURNBY HALL GARDENS AND MUSEUM TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £305,160, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' estimated total expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £63,384 and positive cash flows from operating activities of £64,178, indicating stable financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/12/2018£54k"Safeguarding Burnby Hall as a heritage site for the long term benefit of the community"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/11/2014£656k"Burnby Hall Gardens Golden Jubilee restoration project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/06/2006£387k"Redesign of Stewart's Museum, Pocklington"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/08/1999£43k"Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington"