CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES
CaS￿e 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 ntr*est£
totho ￿r*s1£
iothèTiearest£ tothè r*arèst£
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 fu￿d￿d
rants
Bank Cha
es forforei
n transactions
F￿r￿raiSI
event8
Ch
esfor Incwie wllection se
34727
214
270
744
270
744
1.168
Con*rKè on futurè of Casle Sludies
3￿18
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 Paid￿￿t
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 r￿￿pts
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)
FUndra￿1n
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 betw*n funds
A6 Cash fvnd8 last end
18,789
18,7
5.153
42,188
42.188
60,947
37.035
42.188
CW Rl ar￿ints ISS}

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrnstricted
tund•
R&stricted
lund*
A￿Te8t£
Endowment
funds
Categories
Oetail¥
b)
B1 Cash fund8
Total cash fun<ts
80.947
funth
•w•8t£
lund•
to ts￿r••t£
lun
to n•or8•t£
Detail¥
82 Oth•r mon•t•ry •u•ts
ts)T*thkh
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 

