# POPE'S GROTTO PRESERVATION TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162424
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 26, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162424


## Contact

- **Address:** 75 RADNOR ROAD, TWICKENHAM
- **Postcode:** TW1 4NB
- **Phone:** 02088920950
- **Website:** www.popesgrotto.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** SUPPORT THE RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALEXANDER POPE'S GROTTO IN TWICKENHAM;PROMOTE INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GROTTO AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY; RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** The Charity supports the restoration, conservation and maintenance of Alexander Pope's grotto in Twickenham, promotes interest in and knowledge of the grotto and its significance in local and national history, and raises funds towards the cost of restoration and conservation work.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Richmond Upon Thames



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £12490 | £18087 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £164656 | £184421 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £118702 | £162071 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £19063 | £34988 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £8284 | £3659 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Catherine Lawson** (Chair) — appointed May 4, 2021
- ANGELA MARY KIDNER — appointed July 7, 2021
- DAVID CORNWELL — appointed Jan. 20, 2014
- Dawn Veronica Culmer — appointed March 9, 2016
- GEOFFREY ROBERT POPE — appointed Sept. 9, 2016
- MIKE CHERRY — appointed April 5, 2011
- Professor Judith Victoria Hawley — appointed Sept. 9, 2016
- ROBERT YOUNGS M MATH — appointed April 5, 2011
- Rupert Nigel Horsfall Dodson — appointed Jan. 13, 2026
- Susan Elizabeth Johnson — appointed July 2, 2024