WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  The extent of required income which is still to be secured for the year to 31 March 2027 indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the charity is actively engaging with funders and prioritising income generation and stringent cost management. The trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to secure the necessary income, supported by positive feedback from funders. This confidence underpins the trustees' belief that the charity will maintain sufficient resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, the directors are confident that the organisation has sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.

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

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BHP LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“The extent of required income which is still to be secured for the year to 31 March 2027 indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the charity is actively engaging with funders and prioritising income generation and stringent cost management. The trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to secure the necessary income, supported by positive feedback from funders. This confidence underpins the trustees' belief that the charity will maintain sufficient resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, the directors are confident that the organisation has sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST · parent
   1. Wentworth Woodhouse Trading Limited 1%

Significant events

• “On 21st February 2025, Dame Julie Kenny DBE, DL died after a short illness.”
• “Restoration of the Rose Garden took place with conservation repairs to the stone copings, wrought iron railings and pathways, in addition to the introduction of steel borders to the beds and the installation of a new summer house. An opening ceremony took place in June 25.”
• “Work began on the Sunken Garden funded through the Survive and Thrive project. The garden is hoped to open in the spring of 2026.”
• “Restoration of the railings on the West Front steps was completed and they look marvellous.”
• “The blockbuster exhibition 'Stubbs: Beneath the Surface' was made possible by grant funding from Arts Council England and loans from several institutions and a private collection. The exhibition was seen by over 13,000 visitors.”
• “In June 24, the coal mining exhibition, co-created by research volunteers and the local community, was opened.”
• “Place Partnership funding was awarded in October 2024, through Arts Council England's Place Partnership programme.”
• “The first Rotherham Creative Health Symposium was hosted in June 2024.”
• “New tours including Top to Bottom and After Hours were launched.”
• “Eight couples were married at Wentworth Woodhouse, Cub and Beaver camps took place, Brownies visited, as did numerous schools.”
• “The Christmas Light Trail attracted over 14,000 visitors.”
• “The Black Diamonds Ball raised almost £30,000.”
• “26 new volunteers joined in March.”
• “The Beltane Festival was delivered in partnership with a range of local organisations.”

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

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +30.2%

  £2,134,951 → £2,780,596

• Cash

  -17.7%

  £1,338,116 → £1,100,919

• Net assets

  -3.9%

  £9,181,702 → £8,823,916

• Employees

  +6.9%

  102 → 109

• Wages

  +20.1%

  £1,460,013 → £1,753,232

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