CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES CaSe St[les Tntst Receipts and ayments accounts CC16a For the peri¢yl from To r-24 O&Aor-25 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted fund$ Restricted fund$ Endowmènt funds Ttstsl funds Lastyear tothe ntrest£ totho rs1£ iothèTiearest£ tothè rarèst£ A1 Receipts Donations. ac5Ès & GfftAid laImed Bank Interèst rants 80.620 27826 7341 425 4295 753 753 327Q Sub total(Gmss income for 38,862 AR) A2 As¥pt and invesknènt sales. (see table). Sub total $5,668 55.668 38.862 A3 Payments Grants for charitable Website Printin & st3tK)n Stioal media costs Trdvel to ects fudd rants Bank Cha es forforei n transactions FrraiSI event8 Ch esfor Incwie wllection se 34727 214 270 744 270 744 1.168 ConrKè on futurè of Casle Sludies 318 33.709 Sub total A4 Asset and imiestment purchases. see table Sub total 36,909 36,909 33,709 Net of raceffpts/(payments) AS Transfe between funds A6 Cash funts last yèarend Cash funds yearend 18,759 18,759 S.153 37,035 42.188 42.188 60.947 41188 60,947 CCXX R1 a¢eounts {SSI 24109r2025
Section &Statement of assets and liabilities at"thE-end of the period Up.reotJicted funds tts noare5t£ FAdowm•n* Categgri8S Detsils funds tts )a$t£ funds to ttÈ8rest£ B1 Cash fijnds BsnkAc¥y>Jnt5th AW 2025 DepositAcwJunt5th Arrril 2025 21, Total cash funds 60.947 ourtisi) Endowment funts Details Babnce of24f25 Taxto red8irn to neaTest£ B2 Other monetary assets Giyeasyou 2atn payments paid inarears Fundtowhi¢h urreritvaluÈ Details Ccétloptv)n8J> B3 Investment assets Furtdto which asset Dets118 CDStloptionall CuThentvahJe onal B4 Assets rotained for the chaTIty's own use uAvestri¢tsd & Jnount duE Whpn duo ona Details pproved graotsts be Paidt 18451 B5 Llabilities Dal? of rov81 SKJn8d by one or fmstess on ehalf of all the tNstees Print Name SvJnature EICAARD NLIJL 12 CCXX P2 wunts ISS)
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the trusteesl membgrs of Castle Studies Trust On accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025 Charity no (If anyl 1148165 Set out on pag•s I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe TNst") for the year ended S APRIL 2026. RMponslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba•1* of rnport of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 ('the AGr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrfed out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions gNen by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed tElow ') in connection with the examinat'on which gives me cause to belwe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kapt in accordanc• with 88Ction 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting reGords Independent oxamlnorfs statsm•nt I have no concems and have come acxo83 no 0th8r matter8 in connection with the examination to which attention shoukl be drawn in order to enable a proper urKlerstanding of the accounts to be rea¢h8d. Slgnod: 4 September 2025 Nam•: Nicholas Stopford Relevant profgs$lonal quallflcatlonlg) or body lrfany)". ICAEW AddroS8: 6 Chalcot Square London NW18YB IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem {$ee CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: direGliorts and guidance for examiners). Glvo h•re brlef detalls of any items that tho examlnar wlshes to disclose. IER October 2018
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGiAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe poriod To Section A Receipts and payments Unrn•trlct fimds Ro8trl¢ted Endowmènt fund• Totsl fundo Last y•ar A1 Re¢•lpts DOnat)n#. aci•s 8 Gift mdaim8 ank Inl•re5t rant8 .6 27826 7341 4295 753 753 ub tot•l{ ross income for ARJ 38M82 A2 A•¥•t and In¥•8kn•nt •al (••• tabl•l. Sub totsl Total rpts S8,668 00,e 38,862 A3 rants lor ch8nt•bkry Wgbsite X727 X727 242 214 osta & stslone Se¢Sal medlo ¢08ts Trav81 to funded b Bank Cha for fr) FUndra1n e¥eTrts h8 s for Inccffie oll•ctM 270 744 270 744 183 927 J.0• 33,709 Sub tot•1 A4 A#8et and Inw•tm•nt $•0 tsbl• Sub total 33.709 Not of raceip(PayM8nts) AS Transfern betwn funds A6 Cash fvnd8 last end 18,789 18,7 5.153 42,188 42.188 60,947 37.035 42.188 CW Rl arints ISS}
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrnstricted tund• R&stricted lund ATe8t£ Endowment funds Categories Oetail¥ b) B1 Cash fund8 Total cash fun<ts 80.947 funth •w•8t£ lund• to tsr••t£ lun to n•or8•t£ Detail¥ 82 Oth•r mon•t•ry •u•ts ts)Tthkh CuYrwtvalu• 08tall ¢o•t CuvThntv•lu• ono1 Dèt•ll• C••t loptbDMr) B4 A••ets r•l•ln•d for th• ¢h•rlty'• own u•• knount du• Whon du• ot)Al Oètal 86 Llablllti 18451 Swed by on• or trustses on behav of all the trustees Prknt Namo Date of Toval CCXX R2 attounts ISSI
Castle Studies Trust Annual Results 2024-25 Trustees Report
Grants were awarded to five applicants, the projects to be carried out during the fiscal year. This round of projects involved the first ever building survey of Leybourne Castle in Kent, a second year of excavating the ringwork castle at Lowther to see if it was an example of a castle used for colonising Cumbria by William Rufus, geophysical survey work to find the lost castle of Higham Ferrers, an excavation to see if there was a adulterine castle at Newhouse in East Yorkshire and a reconstruction drawing of Penrith Castle, Cumbria. The results can be found on the Castle Studies Trust website (www.castlestudiestrust.org). The rest will appear there when ready.
The Leybourne building survey was revelatory in terms of revealing that it was not a transitional gatehouse in terms of the development of them but more interestingly it seems as though the castle was commissioned by a woman. The excavation at Lowther, didn’t find obvious evidence of William Rufus foundation although scientific tests from this and the previous seasons are still awaited with the project being delayed due to health issues of one of the project leads. Higham Ferrers results were delayed due to the machine breaking and was only completed in the following financial year. Newhouse didn’t reveal anything of substance, while the Penrith reconstruction was completed and can be seen on the website.
Fundraising continued to rely on regular donations which grew well in the year, despite losing a large supporter, thanks to a mixture of new big donors and existing donors increasing their donations. Regular donors are given the opportunity to attend exclusive site visits to all the projects that the Trust funds during the year.
Jeremy Cunnington
Chair of Trustees – Castle Studies Trust