OpenCharities

Pk Porthcurno

The Pk Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1189090
Status
Registered
Registered
April 16, 2020
Legal form
CIO
Area of benefit
Local

Address

Address
PK Porthcurno
Eastern House
Porthcurno
PENZANCE
TR19 6JX

Contact

Activities

PK Porthcurno preserves the important historic buildings and collections relating to the telegraph station at Porthcurno. It educates the general public about the history of the telegraph station and provides internationally significant archive and research resources for study of the history of international telecommunications.

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public Particularly In The Sciences And The History Of Science And Innovation And The History Of Porthcurno Including Without Prejudice To The Generality By Preserving, Restoring, Researching, Maintaining And Documenting For Display To The General Public The Tunnels, The Collection And Telecommunications Equipment And Artefacts, Buildings And Documents And To Undertake Any Charitable Activity For The Benefit Of The Public And In Particular Those Members Of The Public Living Or Working In The Vicinity Of The Charity's Projects.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cornwall

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £969,212 £1,139,427 £5,116,262 27
March 31, 2024 £731,009 £998,941 £4,868,255 34
March 31, 2023 £649,102 £885,966 £5,103,200 33
March 31, 2022 £1,470,053 £920,205 £5,355,161 31
March 31, 2021 £375,524 £378,044

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew James MacLeod Oct. 28, 2020
David George Foot April 28, 2021
Deborah Tritton Oct. 1, 2020
Dr Cassandra Rose Newland May 3, 2023
Dr Shini Somarathne May 11, 2023
Gordon Robert Johnston Jan. 24, 2024
Julie Seyler April 24, 2024
Professor Polina Bayvel Jan. 27, 2021
Richard Charles Perry Oct. 1, 2020