HOGHTON TOWER PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 508357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintaining and preserving the historic fabric of Hoghton TowerMaking Hoghton Tower available to the community at large through house open days, school tours and private toursMaintaining the grounds and gardens of Hoghton TowerEducation and research activities into the history of the house and archives

Objects

1. THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE TOWER AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PUBLIC IN SUCH MANNER AS HEREAFTER APPEARS. 2. THE PRESERVATION OF ALL RECORDS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE TOWER AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH WITH REGARD THERETO AND IN RESPECT OF THE HISTORY OF HOGHTON AND COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASHIRE. 3. THE FOSTERING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR THE PRESERVATION OF THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF HOGHTON.

Area of benefit: HOGHTON

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

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

Latest income

£114k

Latest spending

£195k

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £80,819 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds being in deficit by £17,483. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of holding three months' core expenditure, but free reserves were in deficit at year-end. The trustees note that the year was challenging due to rising costs and dropping income, but they have secured a £99,000 grant to help through the 2025-26 period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-17k; policy: three months of core expenditure)

“At the year end, free reserves were in deficit by £17,483 (2024: reserves of surplus £64,416 (restated)).” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Lease from De Hoghton Settled Estate

“The Charity leases property at Hoghton Tower from the De Hoghton Settled Estate at a cost of £10 per year. In a separate lease the Charity leases the use of the Great barn and other ancillary outbuildings at Hoghton Tower from the De Hoghton Settled Estate at a cost of one peppercorn per year.” — page 23

“There was also an amount of £10,731 due to Hoghton Tower Limited (2024: £24,595 due from Hoghton Tower Limited) at the year end.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transaction with Hoghton Tower Limited

“The Charity leases property at Hoghton Tower from the De Hoghton Settled Estate at a cost of £10 per year. In a separate lease the Charity leases the use of the Great barn and other ancillary outbuildings at Hoghton Tower from the De Hoghton Settled Estate at a cost of one peppercorn per year.” — page 23

“There was also an amount of £10,731 due to Hoghton Tower Limited (2024: £24,595 due from Hoghton Tower Limited) at the year end.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Hoghton Tower Limited

“The Charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of Hoghton Tower Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: HOGHTON TOWER LIMITED Companies House 02637777 · Financial health read from its filings

HOGHTON TOWER LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Note 6 discloses £10,735 owed by group undertakings (debtors). Note 7 discloses £24,595 owed to group undertakings in the prior year (2024), which is £nil in the current year (2025).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Elena FARAONIchair
ARWEL LEWIS
DUCCIO FARAONI
ELLIE BOTTI
James Kenric Belsak
MARY LANGFORD

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Cumbria · Lancashire · Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£114k	£195k
31/03/2024	£92k	£173k
31/03/2023	£82k	£195k
31/03/2022	£369k	£189k
31/03/2021	£230k	£177k

Common questions

Is HOGHTON TOWER PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £80,819 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds being in deficit by £17,483. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of holding three months' core expenditure, but free reserves were in deficit at year-end. The trustees note that the year was challenging due to rising costs and dropping income, but they have secured a £99,000 grant to help through the 2025-26 period. 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
UK government	08/03/2021	£58k	CRF21 Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust
UK government	08/03/2021	£88k	CRF21 Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust
UK government	08/03/2021	£117k	CRF21 Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust
UK government	18/12/2020	£20k	Hoghton Tower
UK government	18/12/2020	£7k	Hoghton Tower
UK government	14/10/2020	£107k	CRF20: Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/05/2020	£34k	"COVID19: Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/02/2016	£96k	"The Hoghton Tower LEAP Project - Learning, enjoying, accessing and participating in heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/10/2013	£10k	"Securing heritage and expanding horizons: a fundraising strategy for the future"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SEFTON PARK PALM HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST.

SEFTON PARK PALM HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST income £981k
HEUGH GUN BATTERY TRUST LIMITED income £174k
SNODHILL CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST income £110k
The Attingham Trust for the Study of Historic Houses and Collections in Britain. income £973k
THE CHOLMONDELEY GARDENS TRUST income £305k
ABBEY LAWN TRUST income £253k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOGHTON TOWER PRESERVATION TRUST	£114k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SEFTON PARK PALM HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025	£981k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
HEUGH GUN BATTERY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£174k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SNODHILL CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025	£110k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The Attingham Trust for the Study of Historic Houses and Collections in Britain. FY2025	£973k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CHOLMONDELEY GARDENS TRUST FY2025	£305k	—	0	above	—	noted

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