BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Saffery LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“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 group or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. BURGHLEY HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED · parent
   1. Burghley Enterprises Limited 100% · England and Wales · provision of goods and services at Burghley House as well as property trading activities
   2. Burghley Horse Trials Limited 100% · England and Wales · management of a five-star rated equestrian event
   3. BPGC Limited 100% · England and Wales · a golf club
   4. Burghley Land Limited 100% · England and Wales · property development
   5. Burghley Barns Limited 100% · England and Wales · property development
   6. Burghley Stamford North Limited 100% · England and Wales · property development
   7. St Martin's Park Limited 100% · England and Wales · property development

Significant events

• “The iconic, golden Tijou Gates created by Jean Tijou in 1683 for the west front of the House were due for periodic preservation work... The gates were returned to their rightful position at the end of March 2025.”
• “The Clock Tower at Burghley House, part of the original structure of the House, was built in 1585. Our Quinquennial heritage team identified that timberwork within the tower was in need of structural repair and so began the restoration of the Clock Tower and its Bells with the erection of a scaffold in August, and together with specialist engineers and bell conservationists, we removed the bells and began replacement of damaged timbers and stonework to an adjacent chimney. The works were finalised in February 2025.”
• “The Trust's subsidiary companies achieved significant steps forward in housing developments for the Estate, achieving planning permission for the Stamford North housing development and exchange of contracts for the St Martin's Park mixed use development.”
• “The Trust leased land adjacent to the A1 for a high-quality farm shop to be built by operator, Teals, whose ethos of sustainability and community closely aligns with Burghley's values.”
• “The opening in 2023 of 'Hide and Secrets', Burghley's adventure playground, has supported the appeal to a family audience and complimented the visiting experience for young people, meeting the needs of all age groups and attracting more children into Burghley House to inspire interest in its history.”
• “In 2024 we extended our visitor opening times to weekends in the autumn and also into February half-term and weekends into early spring, to meet the needs of the family market and achieve higher visitor numbers.”
• “Burghley's Land and Property team began the first phase of a carbon audit to establish our environmental impact and identify future improvements.”
• “Multiple planting schemes within the Queen's Green Canopy initiative were completed throughout the year alongside management and maintenance of our existing woodlands and preservation of the park's ancient heritage trees.”
• “In 2024, we began preparations for a new limestone quarry for the future which will benefit the Trust with valuable income to support the estate.”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +8.8%

  £9,835,962 → £10,703,751

• Cash

  -0.1%

  £3,797,545 → £3,793,557

• Net assets

  +10.3%

  £86,959,873 → £95,932,786

• Employees

  -3.1%

  163 → 158

• Operating profit

  -20.7%

  £898,516 → £712,542

• Profit before tax

  -20.1%

  £1,021,909 → £816,580

• Wages

  +5.1%

  £3,646,745 → £3,832,622

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