THE CORNWALL BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 266880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST LTD

The preservation and restoration of buildings of architectural or historic interest anywhere within Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. The charity operates on a rolling fund basis, by utilising its funds to buy, restore and sell. In the light of the increasingly difficult property market, greater emphasis will in future be put on working in partnership.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£218k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £30,619, with unrestricted reserves falling to £20,576. The charity reports a significant current liability of £52,015 against current assets of £82,634, resulting in a net current asset position of £30,619. The trustees note that the charity does not currently have sufficient reserves to actively promote grant applications.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Isles Of Scilly

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£150k£218k
31/03/2024£131k£58k
31/03/2023£23k£29k
31/03/2022£11k£60k
31/03/2021£51k£48k

Common questions

Is THE CORNWALL BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £30,619, with unrestricted reserves falling to £20,576. The charity reports a significant current liability of £52,015 against current assets of £82,634, resulting in a net current asset position of £30,619. The trustees note that the charity does not currently have sufficient reserves to actively promote grant applications. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/02/2023£70k"A Low Carbon Future for Duchy Palace"

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CORNWALL BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST£150k0unclearno doubt
THE CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m0unclearno doubt
CORNWALL HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£333k0unclearno doubt
RICHMONDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD FY2025£2.2m0aboveno doubt
LONDON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD FY2025£116k0aboveno doubt
MOTHECOMBE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£159k0aboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.