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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

LEEDS CASTLE FOUNDATION

The aims and activities of Leeds Castle Foundation are to preserve the Castle, its collections and its grounds for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. Its secondary aim is to provide a location for discussion and debate of medical science, and a forum for the arts. The Castle and its grounds are made available to the general public for 364 days per annum.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
29/03/23£10,922£10,756£166£5,142£22,744£19,92622.211080
29/03/22*£9,611£10,018£-407£4,277£22,256£19,43823.39880
29/03/21*£3,765£6,875£-3,110£1,934£20,601£17,79431.116367
29/03/20£11,557£11,651£-94£5,093£20,907£18,10018.625117
29/03/19£11,377£11,577£-200£4,835£20,734£17,92718.626760
29/03/18£11,050£10,448£602£4,256£21,351£18,54421.32620
31/03/17£10,851£10,729£122£4,259£20,087£17,28019.32620
24/03/16£10,324£10,050£274£4,115£19,796£16,98920.32600
31/03/15£9,733£10,333£-600£3,903£19,392£16,57919.31580
31/03/14£8,977£9,263£-286£3,653£18,364£15,77620.41540
28/03/13£8,453£9,222£-769£3,660£18,056£15,45020.12500
31/03/12£5,599£5,082£517£3,598£18,070£15,46736.52430
31/03/11£4,854£4,850£5£3,241£17,132£14,529362420
31/03/10£4,586£4,404£182£2,720£15,907£13,30436.32510
31/03/09£4,311£4,845£-534£2,434£14,149£11,54628.62340
31/03/08£4,371£4,577£-206£3,044£13,604£10,93028.72450
31/03/07£4,687£4,547£139£3,252£13,003£10,20926.91550
31/03/06£4,728£5,005£-277n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£4,322£4,592£-270n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,282£826£455n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 104.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 48.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 22.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 50 years

www.leeds-castle.com

enquiries@leeds-castle.co.uk

01622765400

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
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 Leeds Castle Foundation
£225,700 01/11/2023
Securing the future of Kent’s Castle

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-70
  • ADRIAN TINNISWOOD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Historian
  • ANNA EAVIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Curatorial Director
  • HELEN DEEBLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • JUDITH ARMITT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • JULIAN ARTHUR VAUGHAN SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor
  • LAURA CICELY ALISON NESFIELD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • RICHARD GEORGE LAING Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director
  • ROSALEEN CLARE KERSLAKE BA MBA CBE Appointed: 2022
  • THOMAS CHARLES WRIGHT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/10/1974, number: 268354
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/05/1974, number: 01172263
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 8 days late, AR21: 3 days late,
Main office

LEEDS CASTLE
BROOMFIELD
MAIDSTONE
ME17 1PL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION TO RELIEVE POVERTY TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND TO PROMOTE AND AID SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW TO BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE WHOLE OR PARTS OF THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR GROUNDS KNOWN AS LEEDS CASTLE IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ANY BRANCH OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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