CASTLE PARK TRUST

Registered charity 507587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CASTLE PARK FRODSHAM

The use of Castle Park Building for Council Offices, the advancement of education, a museum, art gallery or public library. Also the provision of a historic public park for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £244,657, supported by total funds of £1,313,767 which include a significant property valuation of £810,000. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet the charity's on-going needs, and the independent examiner confirmed no material issues were found during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental and property income (86% of income)
The Trust's principal source of funding is from the letting of office space within the "House" and during 2024-25 the Trust received £140,974 (£136,114) in rental, licenses and other property related income. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to meet on-going needs (held: £245k)
These reserves are considered sufficient to meet the on-going needs of the charity.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A maintained school paid rent of £50,419 and service charge of £3,003.
A maintained school paid rent to the value of £50,419 and service charge of £3,003.
Frodsham Town Council paid rent of £5,100 to the Trust.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Frodsham Town Council paid rent of £5,100.
A maintained school paid rent to the value of £50,419 and service charge of £3,003.
Frodsham Town Council paid rent of £5,100 to the Trust.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£164k£122k
31/03/2024£157k£114k
31/03/2023£138k£109k
31/03/2022£132k£121k
31/03/2021£107k£104k

Common questions

Is CASTLE PARK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £244,657, supported by total funds of £1,313,767 which include a significant property valuation of £810,000. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet the charity's on-going needs, and the independent examiner confirmed no material issues were found during the examination. 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 Fund22/03/2005£50k"Castle Park, Frodsham"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEMBROKE CASTLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CASTLE PARK TRUST£164k0aboveno doubt
PEMBROKE CASTLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m0aboveno doubt
ARUNDEL CASTLE TRUSTEES LIMITED FY2024£5.7munclearno doubt
THE PARHAM PARK TRUST (1984) FY2025£983k0aboveno doubt
THE CAISTER CASTLE TRUST FY2024£909k0unclearno doubt
BARHAM PARK FY2025£150k0unclearno doubt

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