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PAINSHILL PARK TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 284944 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Historic 18th Century Landscape Park

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a substantial deficit, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves of £31,390. The trustees acknowledge the financial position is not sustainable and have identified a material uncertainty regarding the ability to continue as a going concern, citing strain on cash flow from a potential £500,000 liability. However, they maintain that a strategic plan for cost savings and restructuring will restore the financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 11.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 11% (2023: 9%)” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of annual operating expenses (held: £-31k)
“we aim to maintain a contingency reserve of approximately 3 months of annual operating expenses.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Painshill Enterprises Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, made a Gift Aid payment of £124,716 to the charity and owed £100,717 at year end.
“For the year ended 31 December 2024, Painshill Park Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Charity, made a gift aid payment of £124,716 (2023: £156,458) to the Charity. As shown in the debtors note, at the year end the subsidiary owed the Charity £100,717 (2023: £95,901).” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Painshill Enterprises Limited
“The Charity's wholly owned subsidiary, Painshill Enterprises Limited, was established to operate the retail gift shop, the Hamilton tearoom and other trading activities.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

PAINSHILL ENTERPRISES LIMITED — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.12.25)
  • Turnover: £782k
  • Profit/loss before tax: £131k
  • Equity: £1
PAINSHILL ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £824k
  • Profit before tax: £125k
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £100,717 (2023: £95,901)

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Painshill Park Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). 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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£115k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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 (62% 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: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.5m£3.0m
31/12/2023£2.2m£2.4m
31/12/2022£2.8m£3.3m
31/12/2021£2.3m£2.3m
31/12/2020£2.2m£1.6m

Common questions

Is PAINSHILL PARK TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a substantial deficit, resulting in negative unrestricted reserves of £31,390. The trustees acknowledge the financial position is not sustainable and have identified a material uncertainty regarding the ability to continue as a going concern, citing strain on cash flow from a potential £500,000 liability. However, they maintain that a strategic plan for cost savings and restructuring will restore the financial position. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited.

Who funds PAINSHILL PARK TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PAINSHILL PARK TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, THE BELLASIS TRUST, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2024£48kA new CRM, an integrated sales system and new hardware to improve data collection and analysis to support increased earned and philanthropic income.
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kConservation and Heritage
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE BELLASIS TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kGrant
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kConservation and Heritage
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE BELLASIS TRUSTFY2023£750
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500Conservation Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/06/2020£250k"COVID19 Painshill Park Trust Ltd"
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2020£10kDelivering and developing our volunteer programme at Painshill
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/12/2018£52k"Putting in place ongoing fundraising programmes to tackle financial sustainability"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/12/2009£779k"Grotto Restoration - Education Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/10/2003£49k"Co-ordination of Archive Material of Painshill"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/07/2003£50k"Displays, Signage and Interpretation for Painshill"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/09/2002£50k"Painshill Park - Repairs & Volunteer Co-ordination"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/06/1999£1.2m"Painshill Park Education & Visitor Buildings"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/1998£257k"Painshill Park Buildings, Cobham - Development Study"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/05/1996£848k"Painshill Park, Cobham - Development of Access, Visitor Centre and Landscape Works"