Whittington Castle Preservation Trust

Analysis

Whittington Castle Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whittington. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03688770). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Whittington Castle Preservation Trust reported income of £223k and spending of £280k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £259k to £223k (-14%), an average of -4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Whittington Castle Preservation Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Kent Churches (£223k), Hundred Heroines (£223k) and Heckington Windmill Trust (£222k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.