BATH PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED(THE)

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

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Bishop Fleming LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the members' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Group structure

1. BATH PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED(THE) · parent
   1. No 1 Royal Crescent (Bath) Ltd 100% · UK · operates the museum shops and any other trading activity
   2. The Beckford Tower Trust · UK · operates the Beckford Tower Museum
   3. The Herschel House Trust · UK · operates the Herschel Museum of Astronomy

Significant events

• “BPT achieved a significant amount of renewal and change to realise some major achievements. The charity underwent a governance review led by the recently appointed Chair, Eve Salomon CBE, to review all processes and systems and to evaluate the relative health of the organisation.”
• “The year was also significant as on 7th December 2024, BPT reached its ninetieth birthday.”
• “On 8th October, Adam Fergusson was made a Freeman of the City of Bath, following nomination by BPT.”
• “Beckford's Tower and Museum reopened its doors on 29th June following a complete restoration and refurbishment, providing Bath's newest visitor attraction.”
• “Early in the year, it became evident the reopening of Beckford's Tower would need to be postponed by three months until the end of June. [...] it was agreed that it would be necessary to bring forward the reopening of the Museum of Bath Architecture but postpone plans for a temporary exhibition at No. 1 Royal Crescent.”
• “BPT was invited to participate in the Land Use and Planning subgroup of the Housing Mission Delivery Board for Bath and North East Somerset.”
• “A Manifesto for Design Excellence in Bath has been developed to showcase best practices in sustainable development observed across the UK. [...] It is scheduled for publication in 2025.”
• “In November, the CEO was invited to give evidence to a House of Lords Select Committee following a response to proposals for reclassifying "grey belt" land.”
• “BPT secured £320,000 in emergency capital repairs funding from Arts Council England MEND fund to address damp, insulation, and landscaping at the museum.”
• “A major milestone was the acquisition of a mobile planetarium, enabling astronomy-themed learning outside museum walls and captivating audiences of all ages.”
• “A governance review led to changes in trustee terms: formerly three four-year terms, trustees may now serve a maximum of three three-year terms.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

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

  +24.7%

  £1,547,385 → £1,930,001

• Cash

  +15.8%

  £1,051,120 → £1,216,672

• Net assets

  -12.9%

  £4,964,980 → £4,324,711

• Employees

  0%

  32 → 32

• Operating profit

  +55.6%

  -£1,723,616 → -£764,570

• Profit before tax

  +55.6%

  -£1,723,616 → -£764,570

• Wages

  +2.7%

  £738,922 → £758,771

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