THE FRIENDS OF MOUNT EDGCUMBE COUNTRY PARK

Registered charity 295261 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FMECP

To preserve or assist in the preservation for the benefit of the public of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Cornwall as a place of histoical, botanical, horticultural,architectural and natural beauty

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Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,223 for the year ending December 2025, reducing total accumulated funds from £112,561 to £81,338. The trustees confirmed the charity remains in a stable financial position with no uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. The organization operates without paid employees and relies on unrestricted funds to cover its operational expenditures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Events (55% of income)

“Event income accounted for came from the 2024 Car Show (£18,366) received in February, Easter Egg Trail (£1,285), Green Man (£78), Fireworks (£692) Christmas Fayre Tombola (£508) event.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FOMECP (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel Cockchair
Ben John Church
CAROL ANN DRUMMOND
David Jason Hardy
Harold Vosper
Hollie May Rickard
Janet Christine Vosper
Marjorie Creek
Natasha Northcott
Rev Michael Brian Brown
Rozanne Griffiths - Woodcock

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£43k	£34k
31/12/2024	£36k	£67k
31/12/2023	£34k	£32k
31/12/2022	£31k	£37k
31/12/2021	£33k	£48k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF MOUNT EDGCUMBE COUNTRY PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,223 for the year ending December 2025, reducing total accumulated funds from £112,561 to £81,338. The trustees confirmed the charity remains in a stable financial position with no uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. The organization operates without paid employees and relies on unrestricted funds to cover its operational expenditures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/04/2014	£10k	"Research life on a country estate prior to WW1 and the impact thereafter"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/05/2001	£5k	"This group assist in the preservation of the country park. The award will pay for a consultant to research and identify how best to increase"