UNITED KINGDOM ANTARCTIC HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1160847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UKAHT

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £37,712 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total income of £1,645,353 and total expenditure of £1,689,840. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held were £871,658, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of twelve months' operating costs. The charity remains a going concern, supported by investment assets valued at £391,564 and a trading subsidiary that generated significant turnover.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months' operating costs and commitments (held: £872k)
the Trustees aspire to keep twelve months’ operating costs and commitments as free reserves
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Antarctic Heritage Limited
UKAHT also operates a subsidiary trading company, Antarctic Heritage Limited (AHL), which was incorporated on 12 May 2005
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£939k
Reserves (reported)
£838k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Antarctica · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£1.6m£1.7m
30/04/2024£551k£698k
30/04/2023£475k£517k
30/04/2022£777k£564k
30/04/2021£686k£537k

Common questions

Is UNITED KINGDOM ANTARCTIC HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £37,712 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total income of £1,645,353 and total expenditure of £1,689,840. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held were £871,658, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of twelve months' operating costs. The charity remains a going concern, supported by investment assets valued at £391,564 and a trading subsidiary that generated significant turnover. 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 Fund12/12/2022£17k"Explore: Finding a future: safeguarding 20th-century heritage through its workforce"