# CRESSWELL PELE TOWER

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176137
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 6, 2017
- **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=1176137


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 ST. BARTHOLOMEWS CLOSE, CRESSWELL, MORPETH
- **Postcode:** NE61 5JX
- **Phone:** 01670861180
- **Email:** bas.mead@googlemail.com
- **Website:** https://cresswellpeletower.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF HERITAGE AND EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CRESSWELL PELE TOWER TO ENABLE IT TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ENABLE THE EXPLORATION OF ITS LANDSCAPE THROUGH A COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT

**Activities:** Cresswell Pele Tower was built by the Cresswell family in the 14th century. It is a Grade 11* Listed Building and Scheduled Monument. The Cresswell Pele Tower Project has set up a community and education focused project to investigate the Pele Tower and its environs and then conserve the tower and adjacent 18th century walled garden as a community resource for future generations.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £37742 | £83043 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £66475 | £86474 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £183745 | £58228 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £85736 | £54623 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £399480 | £53454 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £316417 | £29592 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Philip Hood** (Chair) — appointed June 20, 2023
- BARRY MEAD — appointed Dec. 6, 2017
- DAVID WILLIAM LODGE — appointed Dec. 6, 2017
- John Dodd — appointed Sept. 28, 2023
- Keith Richardson — appointed June 29, 2023
- Rexie Fraser — appointed March 20, 2024
- Russell Haywood — appointed Oct. 20, 2021