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Activities & Mission

The Palace Trust aims to preserve and make accessible The Bishop's Palace and its fourteen acres of gardens to the public, as a place of historic, architectural and landscape interest.

Fundraising

See where The Palace Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,955,522
Latest Expenditure
£1,839,240

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 52.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 55.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 44.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £180,221
Charitable Activities £736,726
Other Trading £997,052
Investments £41,523
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,022,317
Raising Funds £816,923
Governance £8,319
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,955,522£1,839,240£1,022,317£1,348,811£450,00051 / 177
2023£1,609,335£1,693,194£965,115£1,229,739£450,00043 / 167
2022£1,458,301£1,570,223£949,506£1,295,045£450,00051 / 165
2021£1,876,655£1,449,802£877,441£1,413,545£507,00042 / 150
2020£1,618,823£1,210,324£724,385£979,733£979,73339 / 120

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
The Bishops Palace
WELLS
Somerset
BA5 2PD
Registration Date
11 March 2015
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5059055
Charity Number
1160830

Trustees

Michael Minta
Right Rev Trevor Willmott
Paul Richard Dickinson
Roger Hawes
Rt Revd Noel Michael Roy Beasley
Gregory Beedle
Katharine Macdonald
Caroline Brawley
Natasha Hopkins
Claire Revell

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