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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

CULTURA TRUST

operating primarily throughout Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East of England and Scotland but also nationally as a building preservation trust and an impartial advisory body offering guidance to those interested in the enhancement and protection of the historic environment in both rural and urban areas, providing training and education in traditional building and engineering heritage skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/03/23£152£166£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£292£249£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£409£390£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£772£766£6£0£1,647£1,64725.8420
31/03/19£1,172£1,171£1£0£1,642£1,64216.8720
31/03/18£396£394£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£485£484£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£366£385£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£1,522£608£915£4£2,012£2,01239.7100
31/03/14£517£543£-25£4£1,097£1,09724.3100
31/03/13£744£671£73£4£1,122£1,12220.1140
31/03/12£712£750£-38£5£1,049£1,04916.8160
31/03/11£480£554£-75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£641£571£70£4£1,162£1,15024.2110
31/03/09£442£483£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£526£550£-24£3£312£3487.670
31/03/07£695£646£49£3£336£3516.560
31/03/06£586£645£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£363£406£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£380£186£194n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 42 years

www.culturatrust.org

hello@culturatrust.org

03330034007

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£250,799
National Lottery Heritage Fund£119,877
Architectural Heritage Fund£9,600
Cumbria Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cultura Trust
£60,777 22/04/2022
Meet a Millwright; pick up a skill!
Cumbria Community Foundation - Camp Farm Animateur (Engagement Officer)
£5,000 01/07/2021
Camp Farm Animateur (Engagement Officer)
DCMS - CRF21:Cultura Trust
£79,000 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Cultura Trust
£9,600 07/12/2020
Warwick Bridge Cornmill
DCMS - Gayle Mill
£12,799 24/11/2020
Repairs to pentrough, external timber staircase and historic water power installation
DCMS - CRF20: Cultura Trust
£159,000 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cultura Trust
£59,100 23/07/2020
COVID-19: Cultura Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 29/04/2019
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£6,000 09/01/2019
What joins us is greater than what divides us
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£47,200 30/10/2017
Fort, Farm and Folk: C21 Model Farm
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£145,200 16/12/2016
NECT 50+
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£15,000 08/12/2016
Restoration of Warwick Bridge Corn Mill, Carlisle
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£10,000 29/02/2016
The Council Chambers, Frizington
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£10,000 27/04/2015
Keelmen's Hospital
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£1,478,100 17/06/2014
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill - turning the wheels for the future
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to North of England Civic Trust
£34,400 26/11/2008
24
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of a part-time project officer.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ADRIAN BANFORD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Heritage Professional
  • BARRY NEIL SPEKER OBE DL Appointed: 2013
  • DEBORAH MARY JENKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • PETER HASWELL CANDLER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Managing Director
  • TIMOTHY JOHN WHITTAKER Appointed: 2024
  • TORSTEN HAAK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/09/1982, number: 513055
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/07/1982, number: 01654806
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

Gayle Mill
Gayle
HAWES
North Yorkshire
DL8 3RZ

Objectives

THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES;1) TO PROMOTE THE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT; 2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY,HISTORY,NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT; 3)TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION,DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDINGS(INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971) AND OTHER FEATURES OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE AREA COMPRISING THE COUNTIES OF CUMBRIA, DURHAM, NOTHUMBERLAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, TEES VALLEY AND TYNE AND WEAR (THE NORTHERN REGIONS) AND ELSEWHERE AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE PROVIDED THAT THE DIRECTORS SHALL REGARD THE NORTHERN REGIONS AS THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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