BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Charity is established for the advancement of historic and aesthetic education which shall include the preservation of buildings of national importance, and in particular the preservation and showing of Burghley House, Stamford. The Governing Body is permitted to carry out its activities with a view to conserving the environment of land and buildings owned by the Charity.
Latest income
£17.7m
Expenditure
£16.5m
Financial year end
2026-01-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-31 | £9.1m | £8.3m | |
| 2023-01-31 | £13.7m | £13.3m | |
| 2024-01-31 | £15.2m | £14.5m | |
| 2025-01-31 | £16.0m | £15.6m | |
| 2026-01-31 | £17.7m | £16.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2026-01-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £789k |
| Charitable activities | £1.5m |
| Trading | £10.1m |
| Investment income | £5.4m |
| Total income | £17.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.7m |
| Raising funds | £11.8m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £16.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £157m |
| Total funds | £157m |
| — restricted | £1.6m |
| — unrestricted | £16.8m |
| — endowment | £138m |
| Total assets | £157m |
| Cash | £2.7m |
People
| Employees | 115 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-10-03. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.