THE CORPORATION OF WINCHELSEA

Registered charity 1192506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINCHELSEA CORPORATION

Winchelsea Corporation oversees the preservation and maintenance of Winchelsea Court Hall and Medieval Town Gates, maintains and manages Winchelsea Museum, and fulfils the ceremonial functions associated with its role as an Ancient Town of the Cinque Ports Confederation.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Corporation operates on a receipts and payments basis with unrestricted funds totaling £87,628 at year-end. The filing notes that reserves are vested in a bond designed to cover one year of expenditure plus capital projects, and the independent examiner confirmed the accounts were suitable for publication.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Cosstickchair
• Alison Clare Casey · trustee of 1 other charity
• Berenice Scott
• Christopher Chappell · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Merrifield
• Ian David Kingham
• JOHN RODLEY
• John McNeil Clarke
• Jonathan Albert Murphy
• Michael Melvin
• Philip Edward Mack · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev David Page
• Stephen John King · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

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