THE RESTORATION TRUST

Registered charity 1161196 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Restoration Trust initiates and runs projects that connect people who live with mental health issues with heritage, including archaeology, ancient landscapes, historic places and archives. Stimulating friendship, curiosity and imagination, these projects help people feel more human again. We call this culture therapy and want it to become everyday good practice in heritage and mental health

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Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's income is largely restricted funding raised for specific projects, with unrestricted funds incorporating an overhead charge. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting coverage for emergency expenditure and liabilities for at least one but not more than three months. The organization relies on a partnership model and secured a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to plan for a sustainable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Our income is largely restricted funding, raised for projects. We also receive income from consultancy on projects led by other partners.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £500; policy: at least 1 but not more than 3 months)

“It will accrue sufficient reserves to cover emergency expenditure and liabilities for at least 1 but not more than 3 months. It will not accrue excess reserves. We hold a £500 wind-up fund.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Restoration Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Glenys Wattchair
Anne-Marie Bainbridge · trustee of 3 other charities
Dr SARA LUNT
FRANCES HALAHAN
Helen Margaret Maclagan · trustee of 2 other charities
John Durrant
Martin Allfrey
Rosemary Folkes
Sune Kassimatis
Zoe Tipler

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£118k	£105k
31/03/2024	£164k	£166k
31/03/2023	£207k	£182k
31/03/2022	£134k	£155k
31/03/2021	£120k	£128k

Common questions

Is THE RESTORATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's income is largely restricted funding raised for specific projects, with unrestricted funds incorporating an overhead charge. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting coverage for emergency expenditure and liabilities for at least one but not more than three months. The organization relies on a partnership model and secured a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to plan for a sustainable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/08/2024	£100k	"Building a Sustainable Restoration Trust"
UK government	01/04/2024	£4k	Heritage Linkworker Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/12/2021	£249k	"Scaling Up Change Minds"
UK government	24/11/2021	£28k	ALB-Historic England-Heritage Linkworker Project
UK government	24/11/2021	£18k	ALB-Historic England-Heritage Linkworker Project
UK government	24/11/2021	£20k	ALB-Historic England-Heritage Linkworker Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/03/2021	£10k	Burgh Castle Almanac Gathering
UK government	08/03/2021	£25k	CRF21: The Restoration Trust
UK government	08/03/2021	£5k	CRF21: The Restoration Trust
UK government	08/03/2021	£33k	CRF21: The Restoration Trust
UK government	14/10/2020	£47k	CRF20:The Restoration Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/08/2020	£10k	"COVID19: The Restoration Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/01/2020	£72k	"Dr Hills Casebook"
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/12/2019	£10k	Burgh Castle Almanac community film
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/11/2017	£10k	"Human Henge Avebury: historic landscapes and mental health in Avebury's ancient landscape"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/08/2016	£53k	"Human Henge: historic landscapes and mental health at Stonehenge"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/04/2015	£90k	"Changing Minds: the changing landscape of social welfare and mental health provision in North Norfolk"