PK PORTHCURNO

Registered charity 1189090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PK TRUST

PK Porthcurno preserves the important historic buildings and collections relating to the telegraph station at Porthcurno. It educates the general public about the history of the telegraph station and provides internationally significant archive and research resources for study of the history of international telecommunications.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,068,286, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £125,000. Although the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, it holds substantial net assets of £5,116,262 and maintains a healthy cash position, with the trustees confirming no material uncertainties regarding its 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 audited by RRL LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Garfield Weston Foundation — “PK Porthcurno is particularly grateful to our funders, the Garfield Weston Foundation , Cornwall Council and Arts Council England for projec…” (source page)
• Cornwall Council — “PK Porthcurno is particularly grateful to our funders, the Garfield Weston Foundation , Cornwall Council and Arts Council England for projec…” (source page)
• Arts Council England — “PK Porthcurno is particularly grateful to our funders, the Garfield Weston Foundation , Cornwall Council and Arts Council England for projec…” (source page)
• Cable & Wireless — “We would also like to extend our thanks to the following organisations who previously provided financial support for the museum’s redevelopm…” (source page)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (53% 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: 25.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew James MacLeod
• DAVID GEORGE FOOT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Deborah Tritton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Cassandra Rose Newland
• Gordon Robert Johnston
• JULIE SEYLER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Charles Perry

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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