Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

POPE'S GROTTO PRESERVATION TRUST

The Charity supports the restoration, conservation and maintenance of Alexander Pope's grotto in Twickenham, promotes interest in and knowledge of the grotto and its significance in local and national history, and raises funds towards the cost of restoration and conservation work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£119	£162	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£19	£35	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£8	£4	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£91	£62	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£87	£17	£70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£57	£65	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£33	£22	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£37	£23	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 9 years

www.popesgrotto.org.uk

02088920950

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Richmond Upon Thames,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Pope's Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham
£21,289	01/04/2022	Heritage at Risk Grant for repair of grotto, conserve the central, north and entrance chambers at Pope's Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust
£247,200	04/09/2019	The Genius of the Place: Restoring Alexander Pope's Grotto at Twickenham
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust
£17,200	02/03/2017	Discovering Alexander Pope's Grotto: the pilot project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANGELA MARY KIDNER Appointed: 2021

CATHERINE LAWSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021

DAVID CORNWELL Appointed: 2014

DAWN VERONICA CULMER Appointed: 2016

GEOFFREY ROBERT POPE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Information Systems Manager

HARRIET ABIGAIL REBECCA MCKINLEY-SMITH Appointed: 2024

MIKE CHERRY Appointed: 2011

PROFESSOR JUDITH VICTORIA HAWLEY Appointed: 2016

ROBERT YOUNGS M MATH Appointed: 2011

SUSAN ELIZABETH JOHNSON Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/06/2015, number: 1162424

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

75 RADNOR ROAD
TWICKENHAM
TW1 4NB

Objectives

SUPPORT THE RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALEXANDER POPE'S GROTTO IN TWICKENHAM;PROMOTE INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GROTTO AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY; RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.