GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 264719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE CHARITY IS THAT OF AN EDUCATIONAL AND PRESERVATION TRUST.

Objects

The company is established for the public benefit for the following purposes in the area comprising City of Gloucester, which area shall hereinafter be referred to as “the area of benefit”:(a) to stimulate public interest in the area of benefit and make available community and educational resources;(b) to promote high standards of planning and architecture in the area of benefit; (c) to secure the preservation, protection, development, and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit;(d) to operate museums, heritage centres and exhibition spaces, with associated retail facilities and to hold collections and assets;(e) to make such arrangements as are necessary to enable the public to view and enjoy any buildings, land, exhibitions or collections (whether free or at a charge);(f) by publishing books or pamphlets or in other appropriate manner to make known to the public the existence of such buildings, land, exhibitions or collections.

Area of benefit: GLOUCESTER

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gloucester, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £78,533 for the year, reducing total unrestricted and restricted reserves to £139,684. The trustees confirm that despite the expenditure exceeding income, the organization holds sufficient reserves to continue operations through 2026 and beyond. The charity relies on a mix of donations, grants, and charitable activities to fund its heritage preservation projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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
• Volunteer management

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gloucester Civic Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles 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

• Martyn Whitechair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Angela Elizabeth Ellen Currier-Teal
• Anthony James Conder · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Burley
• Emily Clare Gibbon
• Gareth Christopher Jayne
• Graham George Howell · trustee of 3 other charities
• IAN HATTON · trustee of 2 other charities
• Marc Richard Waters
• Mark Nigel Medland
• Rosemary McDowall
• Yolanda Russo

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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