SNODHILL CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1165749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To work with preservation organisations such as Historic England to rescue and preserve Snodhill Castle from total loss.Long-term maintainance planning.Long-term finanicial planning.Investigation and interpretation of the castle and its surroundings.Returning the castle as a public asset locally and nationally

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE VILLAGE OF SNODHILL, THE PARISHES OF DORSTONE AND PETERCHURCH, HEREFORDSHIRE AND THE NATION ("THE BENEFICIARIES"), THE HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE THAT EXISTS IN AND AROUND THE CASTLE OF SNODHILL ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") IN BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 336 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING ACQUIRING, RENOVATING, RESTORING AND UTILISING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIARIES THE STRUCTURE, CURTILAGES, SITE AND ENVIRONS OF SNODHILL CASTLE, SNODHILL , HEREFORDSHIRE AND TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT ("THE OBJECTS")".

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £16,051, which aligns with its stated policy of maintaining £10k as a contingency reserve. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total net assets decreasing slightly from the previous period, but the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found that would hinder a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• LEADER — “The Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust received a LEADER grant to support its Public Access project” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• GARRY RAYMOND CROOKchair
• Andy de Bell
• BRIDIE SULLIVAN MA BA
• Dr Sarah Anne Lewis
• Jade Beresford-Leigh
• Lou MacIntyre
• SURREY THOMAS GARLAND BA
• Thomas Hilary Oliver · trustee of 1 other charity
• William Klemperer

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Shropshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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