BURNHAM OVERY HARBOUR TRUST

Registered charity 287315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintenance and management of the environment of the harbour area and salt marshes of Burnham Overy Staithe.

Objects

TO MANAGE BURNHAM OVERY HARBOUR AREA AND ADJACENT MARSHES IN THE PARISHES OF BURNHAM OVERY AND BURNHAM NORTON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES OF THE HERITAGE COASTLINE. TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE CREEKS AND HARBOUR AND TO CONTROL AND REGULATE THE ACCESS TO THE CREEKS FOR THOSE PURPOSES. TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE WEST NORFOLK BOROUGH COUNCIL COASTGUARDS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE PROMOTION OF WATER SAFETY AND THE APPLICATION OF BYLAWS.

Area of benefit: BURNHAM OVERY AND BURNHAM NORTON

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£22k

Latest spending

£308k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves increased significantly to £310,417 at year-end 2024, up from £141,685 in 2023, largely due to a substantial donation from the Superhero 2024 event. The surplus for the year was £168,732 against total income of £206,416, indicating strong financial performance and liquidity. The trustees note that these reserves were built up ahead of significant expenditure requirements for the Groyne and Saltmarsh Restoration Project.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 40

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Burnham Overy Harbour Trust - Caring for the Creek (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID DE STACPOOLE
DAVID HART
THOMAS EDWARD, EARL OF LEICESTER
William Peter Garnett · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£22k	£308k
31/12/2024	£206k	£38k
31/12/2023	£19k	£9k
31/12/2022	£15k	£9k
31/12/2021	£16k	£11k

Common questions

Is BURNHAM OVERY HARBOUR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves increased significantly to £310,417 at year-end 2024, up from £141,685 in 2023, largely due to a substantial donation from the Superhero 2024 event. The surplus for the year was £168,732 against total income of £206,416, indicating strong financial performance and liquidity. The trustees note that these reserves were built up ahead of significant expenditure requirements for the Groyne and Saltmarsh Restoration Project. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BURNHAM OVERY HARBOUR TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BURNHAM OVERY HARBOUR TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£7k
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	amount not stated

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WARKWORTH HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS.

WARKWORTH HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS income £493k
THE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS TRUST income £78k
THE SHARPHAM TRUST income £2.2m
FRIENDS OF RYE HARBOUR NATURE RESERVE income £79k
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED income £152k
BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY income £542k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BURNHAM OVERY HARBOUR TRUST	£22k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WARKWORTH HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS FY2025	£493k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS TRUST FY2025	£78k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHARPHAM TRUST FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF RYE HARBOUR NATURE RESERVE FY2026	£79k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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