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NORWICH PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 258440 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To preserve for the benefit of the people of Norwich, Norfolk and the nation land and buildings of especial beauty or especial historic or architectural interest.This primary object is achieved by working with local authorities, statutory bodies, grant and loan giving agencies to take on, restore, repair and refurbish buildings at risk to bring them back into beneficial use.

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Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £76,405 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven primarily by rental income of £117,116. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £961,492, significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of approximately £8,450. The trustees confirm sufficient resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income (98% of income)
“Rental income - 97,116 97,116 91,267” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one quarter's operating costs, currently around £8,450 (held: £131k)
“adopted a policy to aim to hold in the order of one quarter’s operating costs, currently around £8,450, as a reserve”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with Norwich City Council
“The Council is represented by Councillors as members of the Board of Trustees. Other transactions related to business transactions that would normally occur between a local authority and a business entity.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

18 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£119k£41k
31/03/2024£93k£73k
31/03/2023£58k£98k
31/03/2022£63k£113k
31/03/2021£72k£59k

Common questions

Is NORWICH PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £76,405 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven primarily by rental income of £117,116. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds total £961,492, significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of approximately £8,450. The trustees confirm sufficient resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORWICH PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORWICH PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£12k
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k