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.
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SUPPORT THE RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALEXANDER POPE'S GROTTO IN TWICKENHAM;PROMOTE INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GROTTO AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY; RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Latest income
£16k
Latest spending
£12k
Registered
2015
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 15
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" |