BERKHAMSTED CASTLE TRUST

Registered charity 1176286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Berkhamsted Castle Trust provides education about, promotes and maintains, Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire. It fosters use and enjoyment of the Castle by the public, and undertakes historical research or archaeological investigation into the Castle and people or events of historical significance connected to it.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY:(1) PROMOTING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROMOTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND OTHER SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR VISITORS BY THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND (ALSO KNOWN AS HISTORIC ENGLAND) AND THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1140351) OR THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RESPECT OF BERKHAMSTED MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE, HERTFORDSHIRE (A SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT, LIST ENTRY NUMBER: 1010756) (“THE CASTLE”) AND GENERALLY IN THE PRESERVATION AND UPKEEP OF THE CASTLE AND BY FOSTERING THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE CASTLE BY THE PUBLIC;(2) CONDUCTING, FINANCING OR OTHERWISE COMMISSIONING HISTORICAL RESEARCH OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASTLE (AND PEOPLE OR EVENTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE CONNECTED TO IT) AND MAKING PUBLIC THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH OR INVESTIGATION (BY MEANS OF PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, MEETINGS, EVENTS, DISCUSSIONS, GUIDED VISITS OR OTHERWISE);(3) TAKING INTO OWNERSHIP OR USE IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECT ANY LAND OR BUILDING FORMING PART OF, OR FORMERLY PART OF, THE CASTLE (WHETHER BY PURCHASE, LEASE, RECEIPT AS A GIFT OR OTHERWISE).

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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Registered contact address: Dacorum, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a liquid balance of funds with no illiquid investments, and unrestricted reserves cover day-to-day activities. The trustees report no significant financial risks to continued operations and confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Berkhamsted Castle Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Antony Barhamchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr James Maxwell Guthrie Moir FIPM · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR KEN WALLIS · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAUL JESS CROSLAND BSC MRICS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Brian Matthews · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Jonathan Morris
• Richard James North · trustee of 3 other charities
• Wendy Jane Conian · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PENGERSICK HISTORIC & EDUCATION TRUST.

• PENGERSICK HISTORIC & EDUCATION TRUST income £108k
• FARNHAM CASTLE income £32k
• ARUNDEL CASTLE TRUSTEES LIMITED income £5.9m
• GRIMSTHORPE AND DRUMMOND CASTLE TRUST LIMITED income £4.3m
• PEMBROKE CASTLE TRUST income £1.5m
• THE BECKFORD TOWER TRUST income £235k

Side by side with its peers

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