THE WADENHOE TRUST

Registered charity 1199151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to preserve the Village Properties as an entity as part of the national heritage; to conserve, maintain and improve for the public benefit the architectural and aesthetic qualities of the Village Properties; to conserve and enhance for the public benefit the natural beauty of the Village Surroundings; to advance the education of the public in the architectural and aesthetic merits of the Village.

Objects

A) TO PRESERVE THE VILLAGE PROPERTIES AS AN ENTITY AS PART OF THE NATIONAL HEIRTAGE B) TO CONSERVE MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ARCHITECTURAL AND AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF THE VILLAGE PROPERTIES C) TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE VILLAGE SURROUNDINGS D) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARCHITECTURAL AND AESTHETIC MERITS OF THE VILLAGE AND THE DESIRABILITY OF PRESERVING THE VILLAGE AND VILLAGES OF A SIMILAR CHARACTER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION E) TO PRESERVE AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGIACAL SITES AND TEH INDIGENOUS FLORA AND FAUNA TO BE FOUND IN THE VILLAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £536,940 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,675,315. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of preparation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold); recorded price paid £355k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Hotson
• BRIAN RUSSELL DUNN
• Christine Ann Earl · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Rodney Webb
• Frances Mary Laing · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Robert Gent
• STEPHEN MICHAEL HALL

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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