WIRKSWORTH HERITAGE CENTRE

Registered charity 515399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education in, research into and knowledge and interpretation of the history and development of the town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire, for the benefit of the public in general and the inhabitants of Derbyshire in particular and for such purposes to provide and manage a heritage centre in Wirksworth with museum and related activities and facilities.

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Latest income

£168k

Latest spending

£425k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity ceased trading in January 2025 and its financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis. The entity reported a net expenditure of £256,766 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,408,011 to £1,151,245. Unrestricted reserves stood at £49,124 at the end of the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“The entity ceased to trade in January 2025 and therefore these financial statements are not prepared on the going concern basis.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANN ELIZABETH LINDSAY
Jacqueline Ferguson-Lee

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£168k	£425k
31/12/2023	£152k	£264k
31/12/2022	£277k	£228k
31/12/2021	£160k	£241k
31/12/2020	£401k	£253k

Common questions

Is WIRKSWORTH HERITAGE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity ceased trading in January 2025 and its financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis. The entity reported a net expenditure of £256,766 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,408,011 to £1,151,245. Unrestricted reserves stood at £49,124 at the end of the 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
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/02/2023	£250k	"Wirksworth Reaches Out"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/08/2020	£66k	"COVID19: Wirksworth Heritage Centre"
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/07/2018	£10k	The Studio @ WHC
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/12/2014	£1.5m	"The relocation and redevelopment of Wirksworth Heritage Centre, and its accredited museum, in new premises"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/07/2005	£638	"The Wirksworth Heritage Centre Have Been Awarded A Grant To Collect Sixty Reminiscences Of The Life On The Home Front During The War. This I"
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/07/2005	£10k	Reminiscences of Life on the Home Front