SELSEY PAVILION TRUST
Registered charity 1171518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Trust will raise money to restore, renovate and maintain the historic Selsey Pavilion to ensure its return to use for community, educational and social events. The Trust will facilitate recreation, art, educational and community participatory events. The ethos of the Pavilion is to be open to all sectors of the community, be available and accessible at all reasonable times at affordable prices
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were in a deficit of £2,049 at the year end, a position the trustees attribute to the timing of capital expenditure and grant drawdowns. The trustees expect unrestricted free reserves to return to a positive position as remaining grant income is received and the current phase of works is completed. The charity has no staff employed and relies on grant funding and donations to support its restoration activities.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-2k; policy: between six and twelve months’ running costs)
“At 31 March 2025, unrestricted ‘free’ reserves were in a deficit position.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 12. Related Party Transactions
“Payments of £nil were made to Ascender Design Ltd, of which trustee Christian Skelton is a Director, for goods sold (2024: £60). Income was received of £25 from Ascender Design Ltd for sales (2024: £nil) Donations of £50 were received in the year from trustees' related parties (2024: £nil)” — page 15
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 — Selsey Pavilion Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- British Newspaper Archives — “With the support of the British Newspaper Archives and the West Sussex Records Office, we have recorded well in excess of 1,000 newspaper cu…” (source page)
- West Sussex Records Office — “With the support of the British Newspaper Archives and the West Sussex Records Office, we have recorded well in excess of 1,000 newspaper cu…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £400k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Christian Skeltonchair
- Allen Alfred Taylor
- Daniel Bowring
- GILLIAN MARGARET Walsh · trustee of 1 other charity
- Keith Henry Batchelor
- PAMELA ROSALIND HOWARD OBE
- Philip Donald Bassett
- Rosemary Frances Neal
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SELSEY PAVILION TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were in a deficit of £2,049 at the year end, a position the trustees attribute to the timing of capital expenditure and grant drawdowns. The trustees expect unrestricted free reserves to return to a positive position as remaining grant income is received and the current phase of works is completed. The charity has no staff employed and relies on grant funding and donations to support its restoration activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SELSEY PAVILION TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SELSEY PAVILION TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND, THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST.
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