BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Operating as part of the wider Blenheim Estate, this registered charity manages the visitor business to fund the ongoing restoration and preservation of the historic site.
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Cash
£672K
+82.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+16.2% vs 2024
Employees
538
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,383,000 | £27,900,000 | +19.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,548,000 | £3,704,000 | +45.4% | |
| Cash | £368,000 | £672,000 | +82.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,512,000 | £28,441,000 | +16% | |
| Net assets | £24,409,000 | £28,355,000 | +16.2% | |
| Equity | £24,409,000 | £28,355,000 | +16.2% | |
| Average employees | 524 | 538 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £9,676,000 | £10,992,000 | +13.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £66,905 | £119,775 | +79% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 10.9% | 13.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.76x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION 2017-01-03 → present
- BLENHEIM HERITAGE FOUNDATION 2015-02-09 → 2017-01-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis... The Trustees are satisfied that there is no material uncertainty which may cast doubt on the Group's or Parent Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION · parent
- Blenheim Visitors Limited 100%
- Love Water Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Paying visitor numbers for the year ended 31 March 2025 totalled 700,000 (2024: 698,000).”
- “Blenheim's total Gross Value Added (GVA) is £207m (2024: £152m).”
- “In the year ended 31 March 2025, 22 apprentices were employed across the Estate (2024: 50).”
- “In January 2025, the Charity commenced a major restoration project focused on a significant section of the Palace roof. The works are expected to span two years with an allocated budget of £10.4m. In the year ended 31 March 2025, £1.7m had been spent on the project, primarily on planning and preparatory works...”
- “The 7MW Weaveley solar park was completed and connected to the grid.”
- “Blenheim was recognised among the Top 100 UK Companies to Work For 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARE, Stephen James | Secretary | 2017-02-13 | — | — |
| ELLWOOD, Richard James | Director | 2022-09-22 | Sep 1975 | British |
| GROVES, Christopher Jonathan James | Director | 2015-02-09 | May 1974 | British |
| HARE, Dominic Michael | Director | 2017-02-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| SPENCER CHURCHILL, Edward Albert Charles, Lord | Director | 2015-02-09 | Aug 1974 | British |
| STANIFORTH, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2022-09-22 | Jan 1953 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARE, Dominic Michael | Secretary | 2015-02-12 | 2017-02-13 |
| HOY, John Francis Dudley | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2017-02-01 |
| MUIR, Alexander Pepys | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2024-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard James Jessel | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-03 | Ceased 2023-02-22 |
| Mr Alexander Pepys Muir | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-08 | Ceased 2023-02-22 |
| Mr Anthony John Thompson | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-08 | Ceased 2023-02-22 |
| Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-08 | Ceased 2023-02-22 |
| Sir Mark Aubrey Weinberg | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-08 | Ceased 2021-12-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-05 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-06-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.