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burghley house preservation trust limited

The charity supports the general public. Burghley House Preservation Trust Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is the environment, conservation, or heritage. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Stamford and operates in Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Charity is established for the advancement of historic and aesthetic education which shall include the preservation of buildings of national importance, and in particular the preservation and showing of Burghley House, Stamford. The Governing Body is permitted to carry out its activities with a view to conserving the environment of land and buildings owned by the Charity.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£16,035,165
Latest Expenditure
£15,601,080

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 27.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 28.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 71.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £87,111
Charitable Activities £1,390,356
Other Trading £9,313,395
Investments £5,244,303
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,466,553
Raising Funds £11,134,527
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£16,035,165£15,601,080£4,466,553£95,932,786£95,932,786116 / 15
2024£15,157,422£14,478,464£4,050,716£86,959,874£86,959,874116 / 18
2023£13,711,475£13,346,153£4,245,013£83,933,997£83,933,997106 / 18
2022£9,056,540£8,337,392£3,284,861£80,620,737£79,516,737136 / 18
2021£7,954,576£7,800,154£3,210,760£75,697,613£75,697,613126 / 14

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers