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HAREWOOD HOUSE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 517753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preserving, for the public benefit, Harewood House, its grounds and collections. Promoting the study and appreciation of Harewood as a place of historic and cultural interest and natural beauty, including through events and exhibitions. Providing facilities for recreation, leisure and educational activities. Seeking sponsorship and undertaking fundraising activities to support the charity's work.

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

Latest income
£6.0m
Latest spending
£5.6m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £484,713 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total net assets increasing to £18,438,112. However, the trustees report that free unrestricted reserves were £nil, noting that the unrestricted endowment fund of over £10 million could only be realised by disposing of heritage assets. The trustees consider the charity has adequate resources to fund operations for the foreseeable future, supported by the ability to draw down on the Endowment Fund to bridge operational funding gaps.

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
“The Trustees have reviewed the circumstances of the Trust and consider that it has access to adequate resources to be able to fund its operations for the foreseeable future. At 31 December 2025, the Trust had free reserves of £nil (2024-£nil).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Given the seasonal and economic challenges facing the organisation and sector, confirmation has been received that the Endowment Fund can be drawn down as required. The use of the endowment is in order to reduce reliance on expensive overdraft arrangements and to bridge any operational funding gaps whilst the organisation undergoes significant capital developments planned for the site.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from Harewood Estate
“Purchases from Harewood Estate £288,385 (2024- £277,362) Harewood Estate recharged the charity, at cost of £225,482 (2024 - £213,774) for its share of security services provided to the charity by a third-party specialist security organisation. Charges were also made at cost for fuel and repairs provided by the Estate.”
“Purchases from Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited £124,181 (2024 - £81,674) Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited charged the Trust for biomass running costs. The charge per unit was based on cost, as assessed by an independent report.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited
“Purchases from Harewood Estate £288,385 (2024- £277,362) Harewood Estate recharged the charity, at cost of £225,482 (2024 - £213,774) for its share of security services provided to the charity by a third-party specialist security organisation. Charges were also made at cost for fuel and repairs provided by the Estate.”
“Purchases from Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited £124,181 (2024 - £81,674) Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited charged the Trust for biomass running costs. The charge per unit was based on cost, as assessed by an independent report.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent to Earl and Countess of Harewood
“Purchases from Harewood Estate £288,385 (2024- £277,362) Harewood Estate recharged the charity, at cost of £225,482 (2024 - £213,774) for its share of security services provided to the charity by a third-party specialist security organisation. Charges were also made at cost for fuel and repairs provided by the Estate.”
“Purchases from Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited £124,181 (2024 - £81,674) Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited charged the Trust for biomass running costs. The charge per unit was based on cost, as assessed by an independent report.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from 7th Earl of Harewood Will Trust
“Purchases from Harewood Estate £288,385 (2024- £277,362) Harewood Estate recharged the charity, at cost of £225,482 (2024 - £213,774) for its share of security services provided to the charity by a third-party specialist security organisation. Charges were also made at cost for fuel and repairs provided by the Estate.”
“Purchases from Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited £124,181 (2024 - £81,674) Harewood Energy Supply Co Limited charged the Trust for biomass running costs. The charge per unit was based on cost, as assessed by an independent report.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Harewood House Trading Limited
“The charity owns all of the share capital of Harewood House Trading Limited, the activities and results of which are shown at note 22 on page 37.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

HAREWOOD HOUSE TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £168k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £325k
  • Employee costs are recharged from the parent charity, Harewood House Trust.
“Distributions to parent charity under gift aid”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£6.0m
Total spending
£5.6m
Cost of raising funds
£4.0m
Reserves (reported)
£5.1m
Employees
128

Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (36% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 66.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£6.0m£5.6m
31/12/2024£5.2m£5.3m
31/12/2023£4.9m£4.9m
31/12/2022£4.5m£4.5m
31/12/2021£4.2m£4.0m

Common questions

Is HAREWOOD HOUSE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £484,713 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total net assets increasing to £18,438,112. However, the trustees report that free unrestricted reserves were £nil, noting that the unrestricted endowment fund of over £10 million could only be realised by disposing of heritage assets. The trustees consider the charity has adequate resources to fund operations for the foreseeable future, supported by the ability to draw down on the Endowment Fund to bridge operational funding gaps. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds HAREWOOD HOUSE TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAREWOOD HOUSE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£125
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£105

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/06/2026£494k"Reimagining Harewood"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2023£188k"Harewood's Digital Masterplan"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2020£50k"COVID19: Harewood House Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/07/2011£50k"Royal Harewood"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2007£221k"Carnival Messiah at Harewood 2007 (CMH)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/11/2005£485k"Harewood Explored: Learning and Access Programme"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/03/2005£32k"Cotman Watercolours Learning and Access Programme, Leeds"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/06/2003£50k"Women in the Yorkshire Country House - Harewood House"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/10/1999£90k"Education at Harewood: New Ideas, New Audiences"

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 VINEHILL TRUST1£6.6m
THE BAND TRUST1£255k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£59k
MOYNITRUST1£30k
LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE PILGRIM TRUST1£10k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION1£5k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF PLAISTERERS CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BALCARRES HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAREWOOD HOUSE TRUST LIMITED£6.0m——below—noted
BALCARRES HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£261k—0unclear—no doubt
Country Houses Foundation FY2025£850k—0above—no doubt
NORTH CRAVEN BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
SEFTON PARK PALM HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£981k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
SHERBORNE HOUSE TRUST 2018 FY2025£5.6m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt

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