BERWICK-UPON-TWEED PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 516506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust carries out projects in pursuance of its objective to preserve the historical, architectural, and constructional heritage in and around the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF BERWICK UPON TWEED IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE WHATEVER OF THE ENGLISH HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE BOROUGH OF BERWICK UPON TWEED AFORESAID OR OF THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF ANY PART OF THE SAID BOROUGH IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR REGISTRATION DATE CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust reported a net expenditure of £12,808 for the year, with total income of £52,160 and expenditure of £64,968. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £139,398, which the trustees consider appropriate for working capital and potential renovation work. The Trust holds total reserves of £4,981,872, primarily in restricted funds linked to the Granary project.

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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Hardiechair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Angus Rowlatt Hamilton
• CHRISTOPHER JAMES BUDZYNSKI
• David Heslop · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Brian Dodds
• Michael Kenneth Gallico · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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