Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

HOPWOOD FOUNDATION FOR HERITAGE, ARTS, EDUCATION & INSPIRATION

For the public benefit, the preservation and conservation of Hopwood Hall Estate and to advance education and engagement of the public by supporting it as an international arts, cultural and heritage destination for individual visitors, group events, and school gatherings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£10,648£6,183£4,465
31/03/22£6,605£15,369£-8,764
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

office@hopwoodhallestate.co.uk

01516003000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford,
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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to HOPWOOD FOUNDATION FOR HERITAGE, ARTS, EDUCATION & INSPIRATION
£249,930 02/11/2023
Hopwood Hall Estate: The Next Level of Community Engagement
Forever Manchester - Hopwood Hall Estate Volunteer Garden Project
£1,000 26/08/2021
Gardening equipment for maintenance of Hall.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CHARLES HOWARD GREENALL Appointed: 2022
  • DESMOND GUY STYLES Appointed: 2021
  • HOPWOOD DEPREE XIV (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • LADY ALEXANDRA TOLLEMACHE Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2020, number: 1192774
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 12 days late,
Main office

HOPWOOD HALL ESTATE
C/O BRABNERS LLP
HORTON HOUSE
EXCHANGE FLAGS
LIVERPOOL
L2 3YL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1.1 THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF HOPWOOD HALL ESTATE AND TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC BY SUPPORTING:A. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTS, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE DESTINATION FOR INDIVIDUAL VISITORS, GROUP EVENTS, AND SCHOOL GATHERINGS.B. THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY FURTHER THE HISTORIC AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF VISITORS TO HOPWOOD HALL ESTATE.C. THE CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE STRUCTURE, CONTENTS AND GROUNDS OF HOPWOOD HALL ESTATE. 1.2 ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES) WHICH THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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