CASTLE BROMWICH HALL AND GARDENS TRUST

Registered charity 516855 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CASTLE BROMWICH HALL GARDENS TRUST

Preservation of a Historic Garden

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Latest income
£298k
Latest spending
£319k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £167,624, while the charity reports a persistent annual funding gap of around £130,000 that is difficult to fill. The trustees note that the lack of regular core funding leaves a precarious gap, though they believe current resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Governance review admitted as overdue
“Such reviews, which are part and parcel of good practice in the charity sector, are advised to be undertaken at regular intervals, this was the first for more than fourteen years..” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£298k£319k
31/12/2023£280k£343k
31/12/2022£254k£337k
31/12/2021£365k£364k
31/12/2020£313k£230k

Common questions

Is CASTLE BROMWICH HALL AND GARDENS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £167,624, while the charity reports a persistent annual funding gap of around £130,000 that is difficult to fill. The trustees note that the lack of regular core funding leaves a precarious gap, though they believe current resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CASTLE BROMWICH HALL AND GARDENS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CASTLE BROMWICH HALL AND GARDENS TRUST as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMSFY2022£5kOut of the Cupboard
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£1kCommunity Inclusion and Engagement

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2025£19kUnplug and Play
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/06/2020£59k"COVID19: Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens Trust"
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2020£10kCelebrating 35 years of volunteering
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2019£70k"Delivering sustainability through earned income"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/02/2016£51k"Building sustainable marketing and fundraising practices to help maintain and share these glorious Grade II* gardens"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/02/2001£203k"Castle Bromwich Hall, Phase I - Staff Accommodation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/10/1997£29k"Birmingham, Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens, Restoration Plan"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CASTLE BROMWICH HALL AND GARDENS TRUST£298k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITTINGTON CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2024£223k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt
Country Houses Foundation FY2025£850k—0above—no doubt
ABERGLASNEY RESTORATION TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
PEMBROKE CASTLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt

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