# BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166164
- **Other names:** BLENHEIM HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 22, 2016
- **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=1166164


## Contact

- **Address:** Estate Office, Blenheim Palace Grounds, WOODSTOCK
- **Postcode:** OX20 1PP
- **Phone:** 01993810530
- **Website:** https://www.blenheimpalace.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE :(A) RESTORING AND PRESERVING BLENHEIM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(B) PROMOTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF BLENHEIM AS APLACE OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST AND NATURAL BEAUTY; AND(C) DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCE OF ARTISTIC WORKS.3.2 THIS ARTICLE 3 MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

**Activities:** Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation operates a visitor business which simultaneously raises funds for vital restoration and preservation whilst sharing the Palace and Park's extensive history and beauty to the public.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £30955000 | £27787000 | £28355000 | 538 |
| March 31, 2024 | £28885000 | £26757000 | £24409000 | 524 |
| March 31, 2023 | £22440000 | £21553000 | £21819000 | 404 |
| March 31, 2022 | £27210000 | £17572000 | £20933000 | 337 |
| March 31, 2021 | £17580000 | £14210000 | £11294000 | 320 |



## Trustees

- CHRISTOPHER JONATHAN JAMES GROVES — appointed Feb. 9, 2015
- Dominic Hare — appointed Jan. 2, 2017
- LORD EDWARD SPENCER-CHURCHILL — appointed Feb. 9, 2015
- Richard Ellwood — appointed Sept. 22, 2022
- Sarah Elizabeth Staniforth — appointed Sept. 22, 2022