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BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Company no. 09430048 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION is an active 11-year-old company. One to note: has traded under 1 previous name. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Has traded under 1 previous name
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 11+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ yearsName changed
StatusActive
Company number09430048
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated9 Feb 2015 · 11 yrs
Registered officeTHE ESTATE OFFICE, BLENHEIM PALACE, WOODSTOCK, OX20 1PP
Nature of business91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due23 Feb 2027
Previous namesBLENHEIM HERITAGE FOUNDATION (03/01/2017)

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1166164
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
22 Mar 2016
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£30,955,000 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£27,787,000

What BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION does

Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation operates a visitor business which simultaneously raises funds for vital restoration and preservation whilst sharing the Palace and Park's extensive history and beauty to the public.

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 £30,955,000 £27,787,000 £3,168,000
31 Mar 2024 £28,885,000 £26,757,000 £2,128,000
31 Mar 2023 £22,440,000 £21,553,000 £887,000
31 Mar 2022 £27,210,000 £17,572,000 £9,638,000
31 Mar 2021 £17,580,000 £14,210,000 £3,370,000

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 (5)

CHRISTOPHER JONATHAN JAMES GROVES
Trustee · appointed 9 Feb 2015
Dominic Hare
Trustee · appointed 2 Jan 2017
LORD EDWARD SPENCER-CHURCHILL
Trustee · appointed 9 Feb 2015
Richard Ellwood
Trustee · appointed 22 Sep 2022
Sarah Elizabeth Staniforth
Trustee · appointed 22 Sep 2022

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 (3)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
land at Bladon Pits The Blenheim Estate, Bladon, Woodstock Freehold West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Estate Office, Blenheim Palace Grounds, Woodstock (OX20 1PP) Leasehold West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Land on the North side of 84b Grove Road, Bladon, Woodstock (OX20 1RB) Freehold West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire

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

No active officers found on the public register.

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 statement9 Feb 2026
Next statement due23 Feb 2027
Accounts typeGroup accounts

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