THE CITY OF WINCHESTER TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 251798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINCHESTER PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

To seek to conserve the character of the City of Winchester and its surrounding area by: conserving and protecting its buildings, spaces, artefacts, landscape and setting. Sponsoring and encouraging new buildings, redevelopment, landscaping and conservation in accordance with the highest architectural standards. Promoting awareness of the above.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE AMENITIES OF THE CITY OF WINCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT BY SEEKING TO CONSERVE THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY BY PRESERVING AND PROTECTING ITS BUILDINGS AND BY SPONSORING AND ENCOURAGING REBUILDING AND REDEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS AND THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE CITY AND DISTRICT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).

Area of benefit: CITY OF WINCHESTER AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £895,712, supported by net gains on investments of £31,960. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £6,902, driven by investment performance despite an operating deficit on charitable activities. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media 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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Neville Wallbridgechair
• Elizabeth Ann Kessler
• JOHN BEVERIDGE
• JOHN STANNING BA
• JUDITH MARTIN
• Jonathan Seaver Agg Mardall · trustee of 1 other charity
• Margaret Eileen Lancaster
• PATRICK DAVIES
• Rodney Morgan-Giles · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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