BUXTON CIVIC ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 258163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BUXTON AND DISTRICT CIVIC ASSOCIATION LIMITED

To promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the public generally and especially of the inhabitants of the Borough of Buxton in the County of Derby of lands and buildings of beauty, environmental or historic interest.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operational loss of £5,463 for the fifteen-month period ended 31 March 2025, a significant downturn from the previous surplus of £158,385, largely attributed to reduced visitor numbers and increased costs. Total funds decreased to £1,323,859, with unrestricted reserves standing at £760,536, while the trustees maintain a reserves policy target of six months' running costs. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Harts Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Sarah Wilks — Chair (source)
• Dave Green — CEO (source)
• Simon Fussell — Deputy CEO (source)
• Andrea Bowler — Deputy CEO (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The William Dean Countryside and Education Trust — “Further supporters include: The William Dean Countryside and Education Trust” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £374k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ADAM LEWIS BENCH
• Gordon Jarvis Clark
• Janice Anne Southway
• Lindsay Anne Rae
• Lindsey Kay Wakefield
• MICHAEL WILLIAM WILDE
• Paul Cunningham Hayes
• Paul Gerard Finn
• Pauline Elizabeth Gregory
• Professor John Gunn
• Sarah Males
• Sarah Wilks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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