PRESERVATION

Registered charity 271753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For preserving buildings, structures or sites of historic interest, architectural merit or amenity value and where possible finding suitable uses for them.

Objects

A) PRESERVING BUILDINGS STRUCTURES OR SITES OR SITES OF HISTORIC INTEREST ARCHITECTURAL MERIT OR AMENITY VALUE AND WHERE POSSIBLE FINDING SUITABLE USES FOR THEM. B) PROTECTING ADN PROMOTING THE ENJOYMENT OF RURAL RIVER AND COASTAL SCENERY AND ANY OTHER PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY. C) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,787,380, representing a surplus from the previous year's £5,564,041. Per the trustees' report, the charity disposed of its heritage asset in 2022 and is currently reviewing suitable properties for acquisition. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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 3 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Bennett
• RICHARD MARTIN WHITE
• sanchia ascroft · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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