HERTFORDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD
Registered charity 232686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
WHAT WE ARE ABOUT - Preserving buildings of architectural and historic importance - Helping to rescue buildings at risk - Organising conservation seminars, exhibitions and visits - Operating learning and outreach programmes for young people - Operating two heritage museums ....in the County of Hertfordshire.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of -£181,270 for the year, driven by a deficit on charitable activities and losses on the revaluation of fixed assets. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £1,790,124, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet planned refurbishment costs, though central administration costs increased significantly to £323,807.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to meet the planned refurbishment costs of its properties (held: £1.8m)
“It is the policy of the Trust to maintain sufficient reserves to meet the planned refurbishment costs of its properties” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Alexandre Miguel Marques Durao
- Christopher James Radcliffe Paxman
- Cllr Alexander Stuart Burnett Walkington
- Edward Austin James
- Imran Tunio
- Jeremy James English
- Jonathan Mark Taylor
- MR TIM BELL
- Nigel Wighton
- Richard Arthur Charles Thake
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hertfordshire
Income and spending
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Is HERTFORDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of -£181,270 for the year, driven by a deficit on charitable activities and losses on the revaluation of fixed assets. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £1,790,124, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet planned refurbishment costs, though central administration costs increased significantly to £323,807. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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