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BUXTON CRESCENT HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1178526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust currently delivers its charitable objects through access to the Pump Room and the educational material available to the public and talks, lectures and events. In future it will run an interpretation visitor centre in Buxtons Georgian Crescent and manage access for sixty days to the Assembly Rooms within the Crescent complex.

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Latest income
£309k
Latest spending
£320k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,465 for the year, resulting in total net liabilities of £192,354. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are in a negative position and the charity remains reliant on grant support and a deferred loan from High Peak Borough Council to maintain financial sustainability.

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: £-242k; policy: £30,000)
“Free reserves are in a negative position at 31 March 2025.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity recharges costs to its trading subsidiary in relation to shared costs. At the year end, a balance of £51,543 (2024: £53,335) is due from The Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa Heritage Trading Company and is included within debtors due within one year.
“The charity recharges costs to its trading subsidiary in relation to shared costs. At the year end, a balance of £51,543 (2024: £53,335) is due from The Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa Heritage Trading Company and is included within debtors due within one year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Buxton Crescent and Thermal Spa Heritage Trading Company Limited
“In November 2015 a trading company, the Buxton Crescent & Thermal Spa Heritage Trading Co Ltd was established and began to operate in October 2019.”
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 — Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£309k£320k
31/03/2024£292k£310k
31/03/2023£274k£299k
31/03/2022£274k£287k
31/03/2021£153k£252k

Common questions

Is BUXTON CRESCENT HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,465 for the year, resulting in total net liabilities of £192,354. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are in a negative position and the charity remains reliant on grant support and a deferred loan from High Peak Borough Council to maintain financial sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/05/2025£249k"From Ruin and Rodents to Regrowth and Regency Revival"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/03/2023£241k"Trust Resilience 2023-2025"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/06/2020£42k"COVID19:BUXTON CRESCENT HERITAGE TRUST"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2018£257k"Buxton Crescent A Catalyst for Change"