ALFOXTON PARK TRUST

Registered charity 1189214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISIPATANA

Alfoxton Park is a Grade II listed building of national importance to the arts as the home of William Wordsworth when he and Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote the landmark 'Lyrical Ballads'. We are undertaking a major program of heritage restoration and environmentally-exemplary renovation works with a view to opening it as a heritage attraction, literary events venue and residential retreat centre.

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Latest income
£227k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £91,540 for the year, with total incoming resources of £228,432 against charitable expenditure of £136,892. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £107,385, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £37,000 (six months of essential core running expenses). The charity remains a going concern with significant fixed assets held for its charitable objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: The Chairman of the Charity received remuneration of £6,360 in his capacity as Director of the building project
The Chairman of the Charity received remuneration of £6,360 in his capacity as Director of the building project — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alfoxton Park Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £5.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£75k
Reserves (reported)
£32k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£227k£137k
31/12/2023£120k£134k
31/12/2022£80k£129k
31/12/2021£53k£104k
31/12/2020£1.6m£75k

Common questions

Is ALFOXTON PARK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £91,540 for the year, with total incoming resources of £228,432 against charitable expenditure of £136,892. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £107,385, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £37,000 (six months of essential core running expenses). The charity remains a going concern with significant fixed assets held for its charitable objectives. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.