THE DORNEYWOOD TRUST

Registered charity 1181660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PRIME PURPOSE OF THE TRUST IS THAT OF MAINTAINING THE MANSION HOUSE AND GARDENS OF DORNEYWOOD AND THE BUILDINGS ON THE ESTATE IN A MANNER SUITABLE TO BE A RESIDENCE OF A SENIOR MINISTER OF THE CROWN

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £11,833k, with £193k deemed freely available. The Trustees report an operating surplus of £21k and confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern without material uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (81% 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: 11.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lord Edward Listerchair
• Dr Ingrid Samuel
• Jeremy McIlroy
• Juliet Souter
• NICOLA JANE ANDREWS
• Viscount Thomas Chandos

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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