The Auckland Project
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Running the Castle: managing the Castle, gardens and parkland - opening to the public.Enhancing the Castle: interpreting existing rooms and paintings, creating new temporary exhibitions,turning the Castle, medieval walled garden and historic parkland into a major heritage attraction, together with Market Place art galleryCreating social impact: jobs, apprentices, volunteers, creative projects
Latest income
£14.5m
Expenditure
£15.7m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £11.3m | £8.0m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £6.6m | £8.2m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £7.8m | £11.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £14.1m | £13.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £14.5m | £15.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £8.5m |
| Charitable activities | £4.8m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £710k |
| Total income | £14.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £9.4m |
| Raising funds | £6.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £15.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £73.5m |
| Total funds | £74.0m |
| — restricted | £472k |
| — unrestricted | £73.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £74.0m |
| Cash | £9.2m |
People
| Employees | 201 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.