CRESSWELL PELE TOWER

Registered charity 1176137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cresswell Pele Tower was built by the Cresswell family in the 14th century. It is a Grade 11* Listed Building and Scheduled Monument. The Cresswell Pele Tower Project has set up a community and education focused project to investigate the Pele Tower and its environs and then conserve the tower and adjacent 18th century walled garden as a community resource for future generations.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HERITAGE AND EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CRESSWELL PELE TOWER TO ENABLE IT TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ENABLE THE EXPLORATION OF ITS LANDSCAPE THROUGH A COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT

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 reported a net expenditure deficit of £45,301 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £908,329 to £863,028. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was due to grants received being insufficient to cover the ongoing improvements to the Tower. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cresswell Pele Tower and Walled Garden (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).

• Heritage Lottery Fund — “As part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project, the students have produced an amazing short film” (source page)
• National Lottery Heritage fund — “In July 2022 the National Lottery Heritage fund awarded £230,000 towards the restoration of the last remnant of what was once a huge 6 acre …” (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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Philip Hoodchair
• BARRY MEAD
• DAVID WILLIAM LODGE
• John Dodd
• Keith Richardson
• Rexie Fraser
• Russell Haywood

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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