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BERNARD LEACH (ST IVES) TRUST LIMITED

Company no. 05372378 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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BERNARD LEACH (ST IVES) TRUST LIMITED is an active 21-year-old company. One to note: 2 outstanding charges. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
2 outstanding charges — secured debt registered
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 21+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years2 charges
StatusActive
Company number05372378
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated22 Feb 2005 · 21 yrs
Registered officeLeach Pottery, Higher Stennack, St Ives, TR26 2HE
Nature of business91020 - Museums activities
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due12 Apr 2027

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1111263
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
12 Sep 2005
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£8,361,491 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£848,353

What BERNARD LEACH (ST IVES) TRUST LIMITED does

The Trust's objectives are to:-Advance the education of the public in the life and work of Bernard Leach-Preserve and maintain his former home and workplace at Higher Stennack, St.Ives to house and display examples of his work and those of others-Train people in the art, craft and manufacture of pottery and related skills and increase the appreciation of the public in the ceramic arts

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Mar 2025 £8,361,491 £848,353 £7,513,138
31 Mar 2024 £1,701,106 £897,793 £803,313
31 Mar 2023 £828,423 £724,158 £104,265
31 Mar 2022 £757,206 £723,735 £33,471
31 Mar 2021 £723,926 £597,520 £126,406

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (10)

Callum Michael Trudgeon
Trustee · appointed 15 Dec 2025
Christopher Balch
Trustee · appointed 24 Jun 2021
GARY JOHN TOPP
Trustee · appointed 20 Mar 2017
Julia DeFabo
Trustee · appointed 24 Jun 2021
Lara Melanie Goodband
Trustee · appointed 23 Sep 2024
Matthew James Whittell
Trustee · appointed 23 Sep 2024
Nicola Ann Ramsay-Trease
Trustee · appointed 23 Sep 2024
Rhiannon Ewing-James
Trustee · appointed 24 Jun 2021
Susan Pope
Trustee · appointed 24 Jun 2021
Tamzyn Smith
Trustee · appointed 23 Sep 2024

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (2)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Beagle Cross, Higher Stennack, St Ives (TR26 2HE) Leasehold Cornwall
Leach Pottery, Higher Stennack, St Ives (TR26 2HE) Leasehold Cornwall

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

PARMA, Margaret Mary
Secretary · appointed 6 Sep 2010
BALCH, Christopher
Director · appointed 24 Jun 2021 · American
DEFABO, Julia Lynn
Director · appointed 24 Jun 2021 · American
EWING-JAMES, Rhiannon Sarah
Director · appointed 24 Jun 2021 · British
GOODBAND, Lara Melanie
Director · appointed 23 Sep 2024 · British
POPE, Susan Elizabeth
Director · appointed 24 Jun 2021 · British
RAMSAY-TREASE, Nicola Ann
Director · appointed 23 Sep 2024 · British
SMITH, Tamzyn Elizabeth
Director · appointed 23 Sep 2024 · British
TOPP, Gary John
Director · appointed 20 Mar 2017 · British
TRUDGEON, Callum Michael
Director · appointed 15 Dec 2025 · British
WHITTELL, Matthew James
Director · appointed 23 Sep 2024 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement29 Mar 2026
Next statement due12 Apr 2027
Accounts typeGroup accounts

Filing position at Companies House. A company keeping accounts and its confirmation statement up to date is a basic sign of good order; anything overdue is worth a question.

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Data from Companies House (official public register), presented by Verivello for information only — not a credit reference or financial advice. Always verify against the official source. Status & registered office checked live from Companies House · 10 Sep 2026, 03:53 UK.