OXFORD PRESERVATION TRUST

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Auditor

Gravita Audit Oxford LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “We own 850 acres of land in and around Oxford, acquired and managed to preserve the city's green setting and rural character. We offer our land as an important amenity for local people; most of it is accessible to the public free of charge at all times.”
• “We've run Oxford Open Doors, the largest Heritage Open Days event outside London, since 2007. Every September, in partnership with institutions and individuals across the city, we dedicate a weekend to opening historic buildings, community spaces and all kinds of places that are not usually accessible to the public, giving everyone the opportunity to enjoy the city's rich heritage and culture free of charge.”
• “Repairs to the Debtors' Tower at Oxford Castle were completed by the County Council. We completed the sensitive refurbishment of the upper floors of 3 Cornmarket, including the Painted Room. At 8-10 Turn Again Lane we repaired the roof, external joinery and redecorated the exteriors of all three houses.”
• “We established a partnership with the Shotover Preservation Society, working together on The Slade Army Camp Community Project. Local people have discovered - and uncovered - the fascinating remains of the WW2 army camp which once extended from Wood Farm to the lower slopes of Shotover.”
• “Oxford Castle & Prison continues to perform well with an increased number of visitors over the course of the year (67,315, up from 61,376 in 2023). We have also continued to see an increased number of school visits across the year (4,146, up from 3,762 in 2023).”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +6.1%

  £790,741 → £838,712

• Cash

  -17.4%

  £884,848 → £730,941

• Net assets

  +3.1%

  £7,804,592 → £8,045,138

• Employees

  -11.1%

  9 → 8

• Operating profit

  +98.8%

  -£482,771 → -£5,765

• Profit before tax

  +98.7%

  -£482,378 → -£6,284

• Wages

  +4.7%

  £277,816 → £290,865

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers