POPE'S GROTTO PRESERVATION TRUST
The Charity supports the restoration, conservation and maintenance of Alexander Pope's grotto in Twickenham, promotes interest in and knowledge of the grotto and its significance in local and national history, and raises funds towards the cost of restoration and conservation work.
Latest income
£16k
Latest spending
£12k
Registered
2015
Trustees
- Catherine Lawsonchair
- ANGELA MARY KIDNER
- Andrew Darby
- DAVID CORNWELL
- Dawn Veronica Culmer
- GEOFFREY ROBERT POPE
- MIKE CHERRY
- Professor Judith Victoria Hawley
- ROBERT YOUNGS M MATH
- Rupert Nigel Horsfall Dodson
- Susan Elizabeth Johnson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £16k | £12k |
| 31/12/2024 | £12k | £18k |
| 31/12/2023 | £165k | £184k |
| 31/12/2022 | £119k | £162k |
| 31/12/2021 | £19k | £35k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 01/04/2022 | £21k | Pope's Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/09/2019 | £247k | "The Genius of the Place: Restoring Alexander Pope's Grotto at Twickenham" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/03/2017 | £17k | "Discovering Alexander Pope's Grotto: the pilot project" |