SHREWSBURY CIVIC SOCIETY TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 508255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The society monitors & responds to planning applications within the borough of Shrewsbury, encouraging high standards of design, architecture & town planning whilst ensuring the preservation & maintenance of the historic town fabric.The society organises lectures, exhibitions, heritage open days and an international cartoon festival to stimulate public interest and to ensure an end use for history

Objects

THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE URBAN AREA OF SHREWSBURY AS DEFINED IN THE BOROUGH COUNCIL'S LOCAL PLAN, WHICH AREA SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS THE "AREA OF BENEFIT" 1. TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT 2. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT 3. TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit: THE URBAN AREA OF SHREWSBURY

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £10,216 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a lack of grant support and high electricity costs. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total net assets of £111,761, which they consider vital to provide a sound financial base to meet fluctuations in income and costs.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Dinneenchair
• David Shepherd
• Jordanis Petridis
• MICHAEL CARTER
• Martina Chamberlain
• Pamela Moseley
• Russell Game · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Beedles FRICS

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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