BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CULTURE

Registered charity 1196317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Buckinghamshire Culture is the cultural partnership for the county, tasked with shaping and steering the cultural development of the county through implementation of the county-wide Cultural Strategy. Harnessing the power of working together, it will champion and support the role of culture in Buckinghamshire; it will bring together key partners to support healthier and happier lives across Bucks.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE ACROSS THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SUPPORT TO THE CULTURAL SECTOR

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£267k

Latest spending

£224k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £146,866 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £126,641. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. However, the trustees identify the loss of core funding from the Rothschild Foundation and Buckinghamshire Council as a principal risk.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to 6 months' operation (reserves figure: £127k)

“Ensuring up to 6 months’ operation of the charity if required.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Government income: £20,000 — grants £20,000 (2); 7% of the £267,009 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Government income: £18,116 — grants £18,116 (2); 13% of the £144,416 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Government income: £44,500 — grants £44,500 (4); 15% of the £290,149 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

Buckinghamshire Council — “We are grateful to Buckinghamshire Council and the Rothschild Foundation for their continued support, helping to make Open Weekend(s) possib…” (source page)
Rothschild Foundation — “We are grateful to Buckinghamshire Council and the Rothschild Foundation for their continued support, helping to make Open Weekend(s) possib…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Chris Martin
Dr Nela Milic
Guy Foreman
Helen Williams
Ijeoma Akigwe
Julius Rolf Weinberg
Lucy Ryan
Richard Barker
Robert Lee Lehmann · trustee of 1 other charity
Sam Alex Mason
Susan Jane Imbriano · trustee of 2 other charities
Victoria Claire Hope-Walker

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£267k	£224k
05/04/2024	£144k	£143k
05/04/2023	£290k	£188k

Common questions

Is BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CULTURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £146,866 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £126,641. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. However, the trustees identify the loss of core funding from the Rothschild Foundation and Buckinghamshire Council as a principal risk. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CULTURE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CULTURE as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2025	£61k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£5k	Charitable Donation

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/05/2022	£47k	"Together we Build: celebrating Paralympic heritage 10 years on from 2012"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NEIL AND ALISON OSTRER FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£115k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£29k
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY	1	£25k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY	1	£25k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£17k
RUSHMOOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£15k
THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £4.3m
THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM TRUST income £935k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £0
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST income £2.9m
HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST income £9.1m
BUCKINGHAM OLD GAOL TRUST income £40k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CULTURE	£267k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£4.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM TRUST FY2025	£935k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2024	£0	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST FY2025	£2.9m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL TRUST FY2025	£9.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.