# BERKHAMSTED CASTLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176286
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 14, 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=1176286


## Contact

- **Address:** Hilltop House, Gravel Path, Berkhamsted
- **Postcode:** HP4 2PJ
- **Phone:** 07834163065
- **Email:** enquiries@berkhamstedcastle.org.uk
- **Website:** www.berkhamstedcastle.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY:(1) PROMOTING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROMOTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND OTHER SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR VISITORS BY THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND (ALSO KNOWN AS HISTORIC ENGLAND) AND THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1140351) OR THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RESPECT OF BERKHAMSTED MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE, HERTFORDSHIRE (A SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT, LIST ENTRY NUMBER: 1010756) (“THE CASTLE”) AND GENERALLY IN THE PRESERVATION AND UPKEEP OF THE CASTLE AND BY FOSTERING THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE CASTLE BY THE PUBLIC;(2) CONDUCTING, FINANCING OR OTHERWISE COMMISSIONING HISTORICAL RESEARCH OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASTLE (AND PEOPLE OR EVENTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE CONNECTED TO IT) AND MAKING PUBLIC THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH OR INVESTIGATION (BY MEANS OF PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, MEETINGS, EVENTS, DISCUSSIONS, GUIDED VISITS OR OTHERWISE);(3) TAKING INTO OWNERSHIP OR USE IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECT ANY LAND OR BUILDING FORMING PART OF, OR FORMERLY PART OF, THE CASTLE (WHETHER BY PURCHASE, LEASE, RECEIPT AS A GIFT OR OTHERWISE).

**Activities:** Berkhamsted Castle Trust provides education about, promotes and maintains, Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire. It fosters use and enjoyment of the Castle by the public, and undertakes historical research or archaeological investigation into the Castle and people or events of historical significance connected to it.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £33838 | £43930 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £10955 | £1069 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £5723 | £490 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £7113 | £4760 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £7300 | £6952 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Adrian Antony Barham** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 14, 2017
- Dr James Maxwell Guthrie Moir FIPM — appointed Feb. 10, 2019
- MR KEN WALLIS — appointed Dec. 14, 2017
- PAUL JESS CROSLAND BSC MRICS — appointed Nov. 12, 2024
- Peter Brian Matthews — appointed March 4, 2019
- Professor Jonathan Morris — appointed Jan. 12, 2019
- Richard James North — appointed Sept. 13, 2022
- Wendy Jane Conian — appointed April 8, 2025