NT Annual Report 2014-15 · National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Contents 1 Contents Message from the Chairman and Director-General Board of Trustees’ report for 2014/15 Highlights

National TrustAnnual Report 2014/15

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We rely on the support of our members, donors and volunteers, as well as income from grant-making bodies and commercial activities such as retail and catering, to look after the special places in our care.

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1National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Contents

Contents

Message from the Chairman and Director-General

Board of Trustees’ report for 2014/15

Highlights of the year

Engaging our supporters

Improving conservation and environmental performance

Investing in our people

Our plans to 2015/16

Financial review

Administration and management

Structure and internal control

Thanks

Annual Report of the Council 2014/15

The Financial Statements 2014/15

Balance sheets

Notes to the Financial Statements

Independent auditors’ report to the Trustees of the National Trust

The Trust’s advisers

Net Gain

Governance of the National Trust

Membership of the Board of Trustees, the Council, Committees

and Executive Team

2014 Annual General Meeting

Year on record

Retirements

Obituaries

and The Wolfson Foundation

Gifts and donations

Supporter groups

Legacies

Contact details

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the result of a change to the system of measurement, and also

We continue to contribute to national and local debates

our support for the siting of a tunnel under the Stonehenge

about the management of coastline through our Shifting Shores

role in protecting and promoting areas of natural beauty

investment in internal systems designed to bring our processes

Playing our part.

2014/15 was another excellent year for the Trust. More people visited our

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Timothy Parker

Chairman

15 July 2015

Dame Helen Ghosh

Director-General

15 July 2015

3National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Board of Trustees’ report for 2014/15

spend needed for property maintenance and the reduction

transform our internal systems – a programme referred to by

refurbishment to meet the standards expected of the National

Playing our part.

our challenge has been to identify the conservation needs of

conservation pressures facing the nation in this early part of the

our role in restoring the natural environment and biodiversity,

Board of Trustees’ report for 2014/15

4 Highlights of the year

generous legacies, a donation from Natural England and

Box Hill Centenary

Dunham Massey – Sanctuary from the Trenches

photographs, records and artefacts, the house reverted to

had an operation to remove a bullet lodged in his brain and

of the nation.

Highlights of the year

5National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Highlights of the year

Sandham Memorial Chapel

Sandham Memorial Chapel in the village of Burghclere,

to accommodate a series of paintings by Stanley Spencer,

Slindon Estate – Rise of Northwood

In September 2013 Courthill Farm in Slindon, West Sussex,

tree species and scattering of locally collected seeds, guided

Marsden Moor

lung, capturing carbon from the atmosphere and providing

landscape has been damaged by a combination of pollution,

heather brash spread by hand to stabilise the peat and lime,

and seed and fertilizer have been spread by helicopter over

trails are aimed at intermediate and novice riders and provide

They are also extensive enough for the more experienced

adventure play area, the trails have attracted repeat visits from

eighteeth-century carriage drive as the main visitor entrance

Brutal and Beautiful Balfron

experience changed visitors’ and volunteers’ perceptions of the

National Trust – responses included – ‘innovative’ and ‘daring’

6 Highlights of the year

from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, the ‘Rembrandt

that led to its attribution, and to present the painting and its

has captured the public’s imagination and demonstrated that

Mount Stewart

Foundation, the Wolfson Foundation and through generous

Speaking out

policy initiatives from central government and existing policies

ministers increasingly listened to our concerns, emphasising

Landscapes for Everyoneincluding the National Trust, Campaign to Protect Rural

have supported positive investment, such as the proposals for

in the development of the National Grid’s visual improvement

On the natural environment, the Trust continued to deepen

Public policy and funding are also important, and much of the

CAP settlement is disappointing and continues to incentivise

practices that put short-term production ahead of the long-

threat of declining expertise as local authorities and public

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our supporters, improving conservation and environmental

Measure of Success Actual Actual Target Actual

Improving conservation

Engaging supporters

Resources and skills

20% by 2020 50usage in

Our performance

CPI

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Engaging supporters

Resourcesand skills

Improving conservation

Looking aftergrowing the

nation’s love of special places

For ever

For everyone

Address priorityconservation works

Improve visitor enjoyment

Improve the management and engagement of our volunteers

Improve the confidence and capability of our people

Increase organisationalcapability and efficiency

Ensure financial sustainability

Grow membership

Better communicate our cause

Reduceenergy use

Reduce backlog of works to our let estate

we continue to deliver Trust-wide programmes.

part of these programmes are given in our Highlights of the

9National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Engaging our supporters

Improving the visitor experience

Managing record visitor numbers brings its

Although our visitor

Improving volunteer recommendation

hours of their time in a range of roles from house and garden

guides, gardeners and rangers to other specialist areas such

Our overall volunteer numbers have increased by 3% on last

Our focus throughout the year has been the introduction of

Engaging our supporters

We depend upon our millions of supporters and couldn’t look after our special places without

10 Engaging our supporters

A good year for fundraising

be investing more in encouraging our supporters to leave us

The Heritage Lottery Fund helped us once more by providing

repair the aftermath of last year’s coastal storms, raised money

Regular audits have found that the programme budget, plans

meeting regularly to provide assurance to the Board and to

is a strong leadership team in place and that organisational

There have been some notable achievements, particularly in

These are enabling us to achieve a deeper understanding of

processes and better management information for managers

Promoting our cause

inviting them to participate in our ‘50 Things to do before

11National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Improving conservation and environmental performance


The CPI’s greatest value is at the property and regional scale,

performance is improving and enabling us to monitor trends

One of the most common reasons for a reduced property CPI

Hampshire, tree damage to the ice-house at Farnborough Hall

These

and the restoration and repair of the Red Wing at Croome

in Worcestershire to the excellent example of partnership

Caerphilly County Borough Council on the site of Dinas Emrys,

Maintaining the condition of our vast range of vernacular rural

buildings, often on farms, that are of historic importance but

England, Wales and Northern Ireland and help us understand

vital. Our Conservation Performance Indicator (CPI) is a measurement tool we have developed over the last ten years to help us assess this performance. For each of our properties the

12 Improving conservation and environmental performance

scores across the Trust, but Phytophthora in particular has

Protecting our properties and their settings from infrastructure

Environmental performance

We have believed for many years that climate change

of hydro schemes, heat-pumps and bio-mass boilers mostly

aim to cease using oil at as many of our mansion properties

13National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Investing in our people

Investing in our people

survey is completed by our property general managers and our

part of this survey, the Trust improved its position in the top

Developing our people

volunteers, focusing on helping our property teams to give

catering teams, and helping our property heads of departments

to improve the standards of interpretation in houses and

We continued to support our managers to become better

leaders through our ‘Future Engage and Deliver’ leadership

training our central teams and property teams for the

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14 Investing in our people

We recognise the importance of being transparent and

balance the need to use the money given to us by our members

and recruit great people to help us deliver our core purpose and

Our pay policy

Senior manager payThe pay arrangements for senior managers are not covered by

senior manager pay is determined by the Senior Management

by the Board of Trustees and oversees the remuneration

of the Director-General, the Executive Team and a group

Committee includes three members of the Board of Trustees

The Committee oversees the remuneration policy for all senior

the base pay and total remuneration of all senior managers,

data to ensure levels of remuneration remain relevant, fair and

The base salaries and the total remuneration of our senior

Director-General remunerationOur Director-General, Dame Helen Ghosh, earned a salary

large and complex organisation covering England, Wales and

government civil servants and the chief executives of medium-

15National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Our Plans for 2015/16

Our Plans for 2015/16

Going Local

properties to life for our members and visitors and to improve

Playing our part, builds on the

Playing our part goes beyond that to focus on

Looking after what we have

properties in our care and to meet their cyclical conservation

continue to invest in our let estate, and continue to reduce our

environment

Helping look after the places where people live

People love their local, everyday heritage, but budget cuts and

housing pressure mean local historic buildings and green spaces

Creating experiences of our places

Our ambition is to provide great experiences and interpretation

outdoors, and develop a number of transformational experiences

16 Financial review

Target


Engaging supporters

Resources and skills

CPI

Growing support for what we do

17National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Financial review

Introduction

incoming resources because it is calculated before capital receipts

Statement of Financial Activities

Financial review

20.0

0.02010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

60.0

Total return investment income

Other Income

Net Gain

Projects/acquisitionsExpenditure (excludesSTC and small)

80.0

40.0

100.0

120.0

£mill

ion

Net Gain %: total ordinary income, less total ordinary expenditure expressed as a

Trend in income and expenditure

18 Financial review

We invest our funds in one or more investment pools depending on

investment policy for the General Pool is to maintain and enhance the

capital value of our assets and to produce, as far as possible, funding

In the year to 28 February 2015, the total value of all non-pension

Responsible Investment and expects its investment managers to be

acceptable codes of management conduct and practice in terms of

Investment manager Benchmark % of Pool managed at 31

March 2015

Return % Benchmark %

Legal and General FTSE All-Share Total Return Index 30MSCI All Countries World Index

RPI + 5%Capital Group RPI + 5%

RPI + 5% 11JP Morgan Asset Management IPD Property Index 1

19National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Financial review

Reserves

Our purpose is to conserve places of historic interest or natural beauty

Protecting the nation’s heritage for ever, for everyone is a massive

Inalienable properties and other properties held for preservation bring

Reserves policy

The Trust’s unrestricted reserves represent those resources that

intention is to improve our operating result and so to increase the

level of reserves – and to ensure that, as far as possible, restricted

thresholds are assessed as part of our strategic planning process,

The Trust aims to maintain its total unrestricted reserves level above

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Unrestricted Reserves

Fund – our central unrestricted reserve, property reserves and other

unrestricted reserves available to properties and those held centrally

The General Fund: £77 million (2014: £40 million)

Property Reserves and Other Designated Funds £157.5 million (2014: £138.5m) The remainder of the Trust’s unrestricted reserves are held at properties

property operating surpluses that remain after meeting the costs of

protection against income uncertainty, variability in the extent of our

20 Administration and management

Administration and management

The Board of Trustees is appointed by the Council and had 11 members

The Council appoints the Board and holds it to account, helping the

Charity Trustees have a duty to report in the Trustees’ Annual Report

appointed Council member and Trustee Orna NiChionna as Deputy

We are a founder member of the International National Trusts

conservation and enhancement of the natural and cultural heritage

co-operation, co-ordination and comradeship, INTO enables heritage

organisations to exchange information, and develops and promotes

-200.0

0.0

100.0

-100.0

200.0

300.0

400.0

500.0

600.0

£m

2013/14 £m 2014/15 £m

Endowment Restricted Designated General

Pension deficit

21National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Structure and internal control

Structure and internal control

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report

group and of the incoming resources and application of resources of

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• observe the methods and principles in the Charities Statement of

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The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the

Governance volunteersA large number of individuals are involved, all in a voluntary capacity,

all appointed by the Council under the recruitment processes set out in

The Council considers recommendations from a Nominations

and routine Board business is supplemented by seminars aimed at

22 Structure and internal control

Committees of the Board of Trustees

The Appointments Committee

The Committee recommends to us suitable candidates for committees

of the Board, chairmen of Regional/Country Advisory Boards and

The Audit Committee This assists us in discharging our oversight responsibilities, by

and compliance systems, the Trust’s internal audit function and the

external audit function, including recommending and assessing the

The Investment Committee

The Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees an appropriate

The Senior Management Remuneration CommitteeThis manages the remuneration and terms of employment of senior

The Council

The Council appoints the Board of Trustees and holds the Trustees to

Regional/Country Advisory Boards

Regional/Country Advisory Boards provide advice and support to

currently appointed by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation

are currently appointed by their Chairmen on the recommendation

Advisory Panels

The National Trust has six specialist conservation advisory panels:

are appointed by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of

During 2014/15 the Board of Trustees approved changes to the structure

and terms of reference of the Regional/Country Advisory Boards

Governance review

2014/15 the Board and Council agreed to use the ten-year anniversary

Service arrangements

All our governance volunteers described in the above groups are

23National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Structure and internal control

Historic House Hotels Limited

in turn leased by the National Trust on a long lease from the Ernest

Historic House Hotels Limited during 2013/14 and 2014/15 is set out

The National Trust (Enterprises) Limited

performs the same role as any company board, overseeing the running

The non-executive members are also members of the Commercial

performs the same role as any company board, overseeing the running

The non-executive members are also members of the Commercial Panel,

Executive Team

approval, ensures their delivery and oversees the day-to-day operation

The Board of Trustees delegates various functions to the Executive

Risk Management

operational, conservation, environmental and reputational impact

24 Structure and internal control

eliminate them and can provide only reasonable, and not absolute,

Health & safety and operational risk management

the visitor experience could be compromised by adopting an approach

25National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Thanks

Thanks

for many years as a member of the Trust’s Commercial Panel before

Since becoming Chairman I have continued to be impressed by the

the contributions of many individuals all united by our ambitions for

donors, the many members of Centres and Associations, local

funding, collaboration and ideas that partners contribute to so much

the Heritage Lottery Fund, Natural England, the SITA Trust, the Rural

Development Programme for England, players of People’s Postcode

Timothy Parker

Chairman

On behalf of the Board of Trustees

15 July 2015

26 Annual Report of the Council 2014/15


Its members – half of them elected and half appointed – are not

the Board of Trustees and discuss a range of issues important to the

Holding the Board of Trustees to account

Monitoring the performance of the Board of Trustees is the most

reductions in total consumption and increases in the proportions of

reduction one of its top three strategic priorities during the initial

farm and residential tenancies in the face of changing economic

and recognising the priority of land, landscape and nature in the


27National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Annual Report of the Council 2014/15

CPI into property business plans so that conservation needs can be

Looking ahead

of a number of discussions intended to identify their implications

the premise that modern land use and the decline of nature present

the occupation of the places in the Trust’s care are almost as important

amongst other issues, the size and composition of the Council and

Council visit to Wales

Committees of the Council oversee the appointment of the Chairman

appointment of Trustees and overseeing the election and appointment

Having established a Nominations Committee in 2013 to begin the

28 Annual Report of the Council 2014/15

appointed as Trustees for initial terms of three years from 1 January

Association and John Hughes’ appointment by The Wildlife Trusts

Get involved

Timothy Parker

15 July 2015

Rowan Whimster

15 July 2015

29National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 The Financial Statements 2014/15

Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 28 February 2015

All amounts above derive from continuing operations and the National Trust has no recognised gains or losses other than those passing through

Unrestricted Funds £’000

Restricted Funds £’000

Endowment Funds £’000

Total 2015

£’000

Total 2014

£’000

Incoming resources

Incoming resources from generated funds:Voluntary income

Appeals and giftsLegaciesOperating grants and contributions -

Activities for generating funds-

Hotel income - -Investment income

Membership income - --

Direct property income --

Other incoming resourcesOther income

Total incoming resources

Resources expendedCosts of generating funds:

Appeals and gifts -Legacies - -Enterprise costs -Hotel costs - -Investment management costs

Property operating costs

-Conservation and advisory services -Membership, recruitment, publicity and education -

Governance costs - -Total resources expended

Transfers - -

recognised gains and lossesGains on investment assets

- -Net movement in funds

421,445

30 The Financial Statements 2014/15

Balance Sheets as at 28 February 2015

Timothy Parker Orna NiChionna

Chairman Deputy Chairman

15 July 2015 15 July 2015

Consolidated The Charity

Note

Fixed assetsTangible assetsInvestments

- -

Current assets

Debtors

Total current assets

Net current assets

Total assets less current liabilitiesCreditors: amounts falling due after one year

The funds of the charity:

Restricted income fundsTotal restricted fundsDesignated fundsGeneral FundUnrestricted income funds excluding pension reservePension reserveTotal unrestricted income fundsTotal charity funds

31National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 The Financial Statements 2014/15

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 28 February 2015

Note

Investment income received

Purchase of investmentsProceeds on sale of investmentsOther movements in investment cash

Financing

32 Notes to the Financial Statements

Statement of Recommended Practice

‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’

Additionally, the National Trust is

governed by Acts of Parliament – the National

Accordingly, the Trust has prepared its

An important provision set out in the Act

considers its inalienable property and other

property or personal chattels held in trust,

not to include a value for these assets in the

Fixed Assets and the capitalisation provisions

no amounts have been included in the Parent

Charity or Consolidated Balance Sheets in

The Trust has adopted the disclosure

information concerning the nature, scale

management and care of this property are

Accounting convention

going-concern basis under the historical cost

investment properties, operational properties

Basis of consolidation

consist of the Charity and its subsidiaries:

Historic House Hotels Limited and The

of the exemption available not to present

a Statement of Financial Activities for the

The assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries

are included on a line-by-line basis in the

Consolidated Balance Sheet in accordance

or losses arising on intra-group transactions

are eliminated in the Consolidated Statement

Incoming resources

Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities:

• Incoming resources from generated funds

• Incoming resources from charitable activities

• Other incoming resources

Incoming resources from generated funds

includes appeals and gifts, legacies, operating

grants and contributions, enterprise,

Incoming resources from charitable activities

Other incoming resources include the net

gains arising on the disposal of alienable

Appeals and gifts

for on a receivable basis and is added to

the use of the income has been restricted in

and gifts income is credited to an appropriate

fund until it can be spent for the purpose

on heritage assets gifted to the Trust in

LegaciesLegacies are accounted for on a receivable

sale are included in legacy income at their

uncertainties surrounding the measurement

of the Trust’s entitlement to an estate, or

there is a prior or life interest before the

legacy comes to the Trust, no income is

Grants and contributions are accounted for

has certain and measurable entitlement to

grants relate to expenditure on property

1. Accounting Policies

33National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Notes to the Financial Statements

energy incomeThe National Trust holds 100% of the

issued share capital of The National Trust

revenue from rooms, food and beverages is

membership fees is recognised evenly over

Investment incomeInvestment income is recorded in the period

Income that is attributable to visits that

properties is deferred and released to the

Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities

account and from there to income in ten

covenant income resulting from membership

Direct property incomeIncome reported under this heading includes

charitable trading activities, rents and

provided free of charge to the National Trust

Resources expendedAll expenditure is accounted for on an

the related expenditure, irrecoverable VAT is

either charged to the appropriate expenditure

The Consolidated Statement of Financial

categories:

• Cost of generating funds

• Charitable activities

• Governance costs

The cost of generating funds includes

core purposes of managing our properties,

Governance costs are those incurred in

of executive management and strategic

Support service costs are allocated to the

costs of generating funds, charitable activities

on the estimated time spent by the support

Property operating costs Property operating costs relate to the

day-to-day running costs of National Trust

properties and are charged to Resources

They also include short-term cyclical repair

Expenditure on property projects These costs include long-term cyclical repairs

and the costs of conservation improvement

Pension costs

the pension scheme are essentially treated

as assets and liabilities of the sponsoring

employees are recognised in the period in

of pension plan assets and liabilities are

The pension costs for the Trust’s

contribution scheme operated by Historic

House Hotels Limited, are charged in the year

Operating leasesRentals applicable to operating leases are

charged to the Consolidated Statement of

Financial Activities on a straight-line basis

over the life of the lease and to the activity

costs, hotel costs, property operating

costs, conservation and advisory services,

membership, recruitment, publicity and



purchase cost less accumulated depreciation

and treated as property operating costs or

administrative purposes are stated at cost

depreciation is charged on administrative

properties as the lives of the properties are

considered to be so long and residual values

be high enough to ensure that there is no

Trust properties to improve visitor and

any permanent diminution in the value of

Depreciation has been calculated so as

annual instalments over their useful lives,

Motor vehicles 4 years14

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Fit-out costs 10 years15

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Heritage assetsThe Trust does not capitalise heritage assets

maintenance of heritage assets are charged

Investments

movement in valuation of investments is

Financial Activities and comprises both

Investment properties are included at

The investments held in the subsidiary

Stocks

average cost and net realisable value after

Funds

Unrestricted fundsThe use of these funds has not been restricted

to a particular purpose by donors or their

General Fund

Trust and is available for use at the discretion

of the Trustees in furtherance of the Charity’s

are the general administration of the Trust,

The General Fund also provides funding for

Designated funds

been allocated by the Trustees for particular

and basis of the various designated funds

Restricted fundsRestricted income funds

and the income may only be applied for the

Endowment fundsMany of the properties held for preservation

provide funds on the condition that they must

be retained in order to generate investment

maintenance of its inalienable property

and, as such, it is important that it is able

The funds transferred to create or

they are accounted for as such because the

intention is to retain these funds for the very

generally expendable and is distributed as



2014

Natural England 5,3343,038

Heritage Lottery FundSITA TrustForestry CommissionSport EnglandEnvironment Agency 1,540

140--

Welsh Assembly Government 320English Heritage

-South Eastern Regional College 10

31Dover District Council -European Regional Development Fund 581

311Countryside Council for Wales

154

22,453Operating grants and contributions 8,333

14,12022,453


Annual subscriptions

4. Direct Property Income

Charitable trading activitiesRentsAdmission fees Other property income

Company

Historic House Hotels Limited

Company Activities

The National Trust (Enterprises) Limited Retailing, events, sponsorship Share capital- -

Revaluation reserve

Hydro-electricity generation Share capital-

Historic House Hotels Limited The operation of hotels at three historic properties in England and Wales

Share capital


Income Expenditure

The National Trust (Enterprises) LimitedCommercial operationsEvents and functionsSponsorship and licences

Other activities Pension costs - -

Electricity generation -

Historic House Hotels LimitedHotel activities

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Income Expenditure2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014

£’000 £’000 £’000

CateringHoliday cottagesOther 5,225Total charitable trading activities 51,481

Total contribution from charitable trading and subsidiaries 134,820


7. Other Income

Net gains on disposal of property and insurance claims

8. Expenditure

Depreciation and movement in provision for impairment

Operating leases: Land and buildings Motor vehicles

Auditors' fees and expenses:

Other services18

Other services – taxation -Irrecoverable Value Added Tax

9. Remuneration of Trustees

2015 2014Regular Seasonal Regular Seasonal

Wages and salariesEmployers’ social security costsEmployers’ pension contributions


20

2015 2015 (excluding redundancy)

2014 2014

- - -- - -

- -

43 41 35

By activity

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11. Resources Expend

RestatedNote Depreciation Other direct

costsSupport services

Total Total

Cost of generating fundsAppeals and gifts -Legacies - -

- -Hotel costs -Investment management fees - - -Total cost of generating funds

Property operating costs

- -Conservation and advisory servicesMembership, recruitment, publicity and education

Governance costs -

Total resources expended

Historic buildings and collections Coast and countryside Gardens

Long-term cyclical


These costs relate to supporter development costs and include three issues of the National Trust Magazine

recruitment education Total Total

DepreciationLiteratureMembership processing -Recruitment -Support servicesProfessional fees

OtherTotal

14. Support Services

Administration and other

HR and Legal

Information Systems and Services Finance

Total Total

ActivityAppeals, gifts and legaciesProperty operating costs

- -Conservation and advisory servicesMembership, recruitment, publicity and educationGovernance costsTotal


15. Governance costs

AGM and Annual ReportInternal auditSupport servicesCommittee and panel expenses External auditOther

16. Analysis of Funds

Balance at 1 Mar 2014

Total incoming resources

Total resources expended

Net incoming /(outgoing)

resources

Transfers Net gains on Investment

assets

Actuarial losses

Balance at

General Fund -Designated funds: -

- -Fixed Asset Reserve - - - - -Other designated funds -Total designated funds -Pension reserve - - -Total unrestricted fundsRestricted income funds -

-Total funds -


16. Analysis of Funds

Note General Fund

Strategic

Fund

Fixed Asset

Reserve

Other designated

funds

Total designated

funds

Total unrestricted

funds

Restricted funds

Endowment funds

To Fixed Asset Reserve

a - - - -

To augment b - - - - -

To support property expenditure

c -

Property sale proceeds

d -

Investment income e -

-

Transfer of Strategic

General Fund

f - - - - - -

Other transfers g -

Total transfers 1,354

Explanation of transfers:

Accumulated property reservesChattels fundsInvestment property funds


Consolidated

General Fund

Designated funds

Pension reserve

Total unrestricted

funds

Restrictedincome

funds

Endowment funds

Total Total

-Investments -

- - -Debtors -

- - -Current assets -Creditors: amounts falling due - - -

Net current assets -Creditors: amounts falling due after one year

- - - -

liability- - - -

The Charity

General Fund

Designated funds

Pension reserve

Total unrestricted

funds

Restrictedincome

funds

Endowment funds

Total Total

£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000-

Investments - 1,024,834Investment in subsidiaries - - - - -

- - 976 - - 976 1,202Debtors - 25

- - - -Current assets - 25Creditors: amounts falling due - - -

- 25Creditors: amounts falling due after one year

- - - -

scheme liability

- - - -


Consolidated

Freeholdproperty

Plant andequipment

Motor vehicles

Property Development

Assetsunder

construction

Total

Cost as at 1 March 2014Additions -Disposals - -Transfers - - -Cost as at 28 February 2015Accumulated provision for depreciation/impairment as at 1 March 2014

-

Movement in provision for impairment - - - -Charge for the year - -Disposals - - -Accumulated provision for depreciation/impairment as at 28 February 2015

-

The Charity

Freeholdproperty

Plant andequipment

Motorvehicles

Property Development

Assets under

construction

Total

Cost as at 1 March 2014Additions -Disposals - -Transfers - - -Cost as at 28 February 2015Accumulated provision for depreciation/impairment as at 1 March 2014

-

Movement in provision for impairment - - - -Charge for the year - -Disposals - - -Accumulated provision for depreciation/impairment as at 28 February 2015

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19. Heritage Assets

National Trust countryside property is designated at many levels

The Trust’s acquisition policy

• The property must be of national importance because of its

natural beauty or historic interest

•

• The property should normally be under threat

•

• Indigenous contents for its historic buildings

•

•

and mills, 12 lighthouses, 35 pubs, the sites of many factories and mines,

The total insurance reinstatement value of our historic buildings

Coast and countryside

of land,22

into let land and land in-hand:

Area (Ha)

Area (Ac)

Let estateIn-hand

Area Area(ha) (ac)

National Trust managed agricultural land*Common landWoodlandMoorland

Collections

Quantity

Ceramics and glass

TextilesFurniture Photographs

Painting and sculptureOtherTotal

20. Heritage


19. Heritage Assets

Historic buildings Coast and countrysideCollections

FundingGrants - - - -General FundRestricted and designated fundsTotal funds

20. Investments and Cash at Bank and in Hand

Returns from investments

total return distributions comprise income and capital, only actual income earned in the form of interest and dividends is reported as investment

Actual income earned

Capital gains

properties and funds

Movements to income

reserves

Less investment

management costs

to properties

Charity Commission Scheme-

--

Total endowment fundsOther funds invested on a total return basis -Other funds -Total funds


£m

Increase in value due to capital gains in year

Analysis of consolidated investments

Market Value IncomeAs at As at

Property unit trusts

Commodity and hedge fundsDeposits and cash Investment properties



Movement in market value of investments

Additions at cost

Other movements in Investment cash

Net gain on investment assets

21. Stocks and work in progress


Building materials Other


Amounts falling due within one year:RentsGrants

- -Other debtors Legacies receivableTax recoverablePrepayments and accrued income



23. Creditors


Amounts falling due within one year:- -

Taxation and social securityOther creditorsDeferred incomeAccruals

Amounts falling due after more than one year:

income

Holiday cottage income

Lease premiums

Other deferred

incomeTotal 2015

Total 2014

Deferred income as at 1 March

Amounts released during the yearAmounts deferred during the yearDeferred income as at 28 February


24. Consolidated Cash Flow

Investment income Depreciation charge and movement in provision for impairment Receipt of investments arising from legacies

Investments Total

Balance at 1 March 2014-

Net purchases of investments -Non-cash changes:

-

Realised/unrealised gains on investments -Balance at 28 February 2015

52

Rate of increase in pensionable salaries

Discount rate

2015 2014 2013% % %7.1

Government bonds 2.42.2

Other 0.6

Government bonds

Other

Fair value of Scheme assetsPresent value of funded Scheme liabilitiesNet pension liability



Present value of Scheme liabilities at 1 March Current service costInterest costContributions by Scheme participantsActuarial loss on Scheme liabilities

Past service costPresent value of Scheme liabilities at 28 February

Changes to the fair value of Scheme assets during the year:

Fair value of Scheme assets at 1 March Expected return on Scheme assets

Contributions by the employer Contributions by Scheme participants

Fair value of Scheme assets at 28 February

The amounts recognised in net (outgoing)/incoming resources are as follows:

Current service costPast service costInterest costExpected return on Scheme assetsExpense recognised in net outgoing resources

Actual return on Scheme assets:

Expected return on Scheme assets

Actual return on Scheme assets

Analysis of amount recognised in Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA):

Total actuarial lossTotal loss recognised in SoFACumulative amount of losses recognised in SoFA

Fair value of Scheme assetsPresent value of Scheme liabilities

Experience gains and losses:


26. Financial Commitments

2015 2015 2014 2014Consolidated Motor vehicles Land and buildings Motor vehicles

Within one year

- -

2015 2015 2014 2014The Charity Motor vehicles Land and buildings Motor vehicles

Within one year

- -

27. Taxation

28. Legacies

55National Trust Annual Report 2014/15

i)

ii)

iii)

iv)

v)

vi)

vii)

viii)

ix)

x)

xi)

xii)

xiii)

xiv)

xv)

xvi)


29. Related Party Transactions

and of FRS 8 – Related Party Transactions and believes that the

Trustee transactions:

Mr C Rodrigues, a member of the Council and a Trustee, is the

year, sales of National Trust passes and Great British Heritage

Other transactions:

During the year the Trust used the services of Ashmead Price

member of the Architectural Panel, is a director of Ashmead

During the year the Trust used the architectural and historic

During the year the Trust used the services of Dominic Cole

Mr N Cox is a member of the Architectural Panel and during the

year provided consultancy services to the Trust at a total cost of

During the year the Trust used the catering consultancy services

Ms J Dean, a Commercial Panel member, is a director of Jane

Mr N Ford, a member of the Rural Enterprise Advisory Panel, is

Ms C George, a member of the Council, is a tenant of the

year the Trust used Giddy Goat Productions at a total cost of

Mr R Hillier, a Council member, is Chairman of Hillier Nurseries

During the year the Trust used the conservation services of

Jonathan Lovie for historic landscape research at a cost of

56

xvii)

xviii)

xix)

xx)

xxi)

xxii)


30. Related Party Transactions

Mr H P Matheson, formerly a member of the Investment

Mr N Pearson is a member of the Trust’s Rural Enterprises Panel

and a director and shareholder of Nicholas Pearson Associates

the year the Trust used the consultancy services of Nicholas

Pearson Associates Limited and Nicholas Pearson Partnership

LLP for landscape design and management at a number of Trust

Mr D A C Scott is a member of the Council and a tenant of the

Ms M C St Aubyn, a member of the donor family at St Michael’s

During the year the Trust used the services of Teasdale

landscape architect practising under the trading name Teasdale

provided services during 2014 under the trading name Heritage

all other related party transactions disclosed by individuals considered

57National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees of the National Trust

Our opinion

•

•

•

What we have audited

• • • •

•

• •

Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees of the National Trust

58 Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees of the National Trust

• •

Other information in the Annual Report

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 21, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

Bristol

15 July 2015

Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees of the National Trust

59National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 The Trust’s Advisers

The Trust’s Advisers

Bankers

London E14 5HP

Investment Advisers

J P Morgan Asset Management Ltd, 20 Finsbury Street,

London EC4V 4LA

London EC4V 3RL

Legal and General Investment Management, One Coleman Street,

London EC2R 5AA

Capital Group, 40 Grosvenor Place,

Independent Auditors

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors,

31 Great George Street,

Bristol BS1 5QD

60

Term Where Used ExplanationActuarial Valuation PensionsBacklog TasksConservation and Advisory Services

Properties Conservation and advisory services consist of the extensive advisory and research services provided by the Trust in relation to conservation of its historic buildings and

Current Service Costs PensionsCyclicalDesignated Funds FundsDiscount Rate PensionsEndowment Funds Funds Investment funds established for properties to provide income over the long term to

fund their maintenance – these funds may have been received as a gift or established by

Fixed Asset Reserve Funds

General Fund Funds

Heritage Assets Assets

Assets

Net Gain Board of Trustees’ Report Net Gain is total ordinary income, less total ordinary expenditure expressed as a

Past Service Costs PensionsExpenditure on Properties

Property Development Properties

Property reserves Properties and Funds

Restricted Income Funds

Funds

Funds

Total Return Investments

Unapplied Total Return InvestmentsUnrestricted Funds Funds

Unrestricted Legacy Receipts

Legacies

61National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Net Gain

Net Gain

NoteOrdinary incomeMembership income Rents receivedAdmission feesInvestment income Charitable and other trading contributionAppeals and giftsOperating grants and contributionsOther operating income23

Exceptional income24 - -Total ordinary income

Ordinary expenditureAppeals, gifts and legaciesProperty operating costs

Deduct Charitable trading costsConservation and advisory servicesMembership, recruitment, publicity and educationSupport service costsGovernance costs

25

Exceptional expenditure - -Total ordinary expenditure Net Gain £mNet Gain %

Reconciliation of Net Gain to Net Incoming/(Outgoing) Resources in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities

Note

Net Gain Less investment income distributed under total return policyLegacies

Gains on disposal of property and insurance claims

Other costs and exceptional itemsNet (outgoing)/incoming resources per SoFA

62 Governance of the National Trust

Panels and Executive Team

Governance of the National Trust

Trustees

Orna NiChionna, Clare Broom Caroline Goodall

Nichola Johnson OBEChristopher Rodrigues CBE

John Sell CBE (from January 2015)David Smart (from January 2015)

Charles Gurassa (until August 2014)

Council Chairman

Orna NiChionna,

British Archaeology)Stephen Anderson Sophie Andreae Peter Bate Clare Broom

Barbara Cooper CBE Rosie Corner Gillian Darley of Ancient Buildings)Tamasin Davies Sir Richard FitzHerbert Bt Tom Flood CBE Jonica Fox Cristina George Dr John Godfrey Caroline Goodall Sarah Haidry Elly Hannigan Popp Grisilda Harrison of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies) Robert Hillier OBE John Hughes

Valerie Humphrey Nichola Johnson OBE Dr David Leigh John Lloyd Jones OBE Irving Lord Jonathan Lovie John Lyon Fay Mansell OBE

Rodney Morgan-Giles & Business Association)

Robin Page Beverley Penney

Christopher Rodrigues CBE

David Scott Bella Slator Michael Sly David Smart

Rupert Thorp

Dylan Williams Frances Williams Roseanne Williams

* In June 2014 the Council agreed that Natural Resources Wales should replace the Countryside Council for Wales as an appointing body

Confederation of British Industry

63National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Governance of the National Trust

Panels and Executive Team

Committees of the Board

Appointments CommitteeNichola Johnson OBE, ChairmanMartin Gray

Audit CommitteeCaroline Goodall, ChairmanOrna NiChionna

Investment CommitteeDavid Smart, Chairman

Neil HonebonOrna NiChionnaVictoria Sant

Senior Management Remuneration Committee

ChairmanDavid ConroyCarrie GilmoreOrna NiChionnaChristopher Rodrigues CBE

Committees of the Council

Nominations Committee for the appointment of TrusteesJohn Hughes, ChairmanValerie HumphreyDinah NicholsDavid Scott

Nominations Committee for elections to the CouncilNichola Johnson OBE, Chairman

Sarah HaidryGrisilda Harrison

Regional and Country Advisory Boards

East of EnglandAnthea Case CBE, Chairman

Brian AyersAnn BartleetJohn Burton

Hilary FerryLouise FosterChristine FrazerMichael RandsPeter StuddertRichard SymesVanessa Trevelyan

London & South EastDavid Coleman, Chairman

Charles AnsonSue BerryChloe Bird

Roger LeechJill Preston

MidlandsChairman

Anthony Hams

Rita McLean

Jenni Waugh

Northern IrelandRoy Bailie OBE, ChairmanPeter Allen

David Flinn

John Gilmour

Joanna McVey OBEDr Sally MontgomeryWilliam Osborne

Susan Ward

North WestDavid Thornton OBE, Acting ChairmanHelen Carey OBEAnna Cooper

Jolyon Dodgson

Dr Will Williams

South WestClare Broom, Chairman

Nina BellSteve Jarvis

Adrian PhillipsMary St AubynSimon Timms

Wales

Chairman

Ben HerbertSara MoseleyBeverley Penney Jean ReaderDei TomosNic Wheeler OBE

Yorkshire & the North EastChairman (vacant)David Carruthers

Fiona FellCassandra FergusonAlison Gibson

Advisory Panels

Dr Adrian Olivier, Chairman

Dr Amanda ChadburnVeronica FioratoNiall HammondHelen Maclagan

Melanie Pomeroy-

Sian Rees CBE

Dr John Williams MBE

Architectural Panel Catherine Graham- Harrison OBE, ChairmanDr Malcolm AirsSarah AshmeadPeter Beacham

Gillian DarleyPtolemy DeanJulie Godefroy

Hannah ParhamSam PriceRobin Snell

Arts Panel Lisa White, ChairmanDr Reinier BaarsenMartin Drury CBEJonathan Harris

Dr David LeighClare MeredithDr David PearsonFrancis RussellDame Rosalind Savill DBE

Anthony Wells-Cole

Commercial PanelJill Little, Interim ChairmanAlice Avis MBEJane Dean

Peter Vicary-Smith

Gardens & Parks PanelChairman

Lady Alice BoydPaul CampbellSteve FancourtJane Hasell-McCoshDavid LambertMichael LearDr Anthony LordJohn PhibbsTim RichardsonJudith Teasdale

Rural Enterprise PanelTim Moore, ChairmanLady Sara Aubrey-FletcherChristopher Boyle

Annette Cotter

George DunnNicholas FordJohn Lloyd Jones OBENicholas Pearson

Guy TrehaneAlan Yates

Learning & Engagement PanelPaul Manners, ChairmanNina Bell

Don Henson

Doug Hulyer

Lesley MorisettiSusan O’Gorman

64 Governance of the National Trust / 2014 Annual General Meeting

Natural Environment Panel

Chairman

Alastair Driver

Tony Hams OBE

Dr Barbara Jones

Dr Stephen TillingDr Will Williams

Board of Historic House Hotels Limited

Richard Broyd OBE, ChairmanLionel Chatard

Chris FeeneyHarry Heeley

Sarah StaniforthJonathan Thompson

Board of The National Trust (Enterprises) Limited

ChairmanDeirdre Evans

Hilary McGrady

Tim Butler, Company Secretary

Board of The National

ChairmanDeirdre Evans

Hilary McGrady

Tim Butler, Company Secretary

Executive Team

Dame Helen Ghosh DCB, Director-General

Director of Finance

Sarah Flannigan,

Director of Brand and Marketing

Director of People and Legal Services

Hilary McGrady, Director of Operations and Consultancy

Simon Murray, Senior Director of Strategy, Curatorship and External

Peter Nixon, Director of Land, Landscape and Nature

Director of Supporter Development

The Board of Trustees, the Council and Executive Team are supported by Paul Boniface, The

Executive Team


membership to over 4 million and increased visits to properties by 30%

decisions about presentation had been made, such as the restoration

of Avebury Manor and the opening of the Big Brother house in London

boundaries of presentation, and many visitors had commented on

seen more discretion delegated to property managers, and specialist

to continue to uphold the legacy of the Trust’s founders – to preserve

65National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 2014 Annual General Meeting

played a very important role here, and the Board had recently signed

proposals covering boundaries and adverse possession, actions or

supported by illustrative posters be located in National Trust properties

its members and visitors of the connections some of its properties

The group of members’ resolutions on access and transparency

systems at various properties, but the rigidity that the resolution

the Trust’s countryside properties did provide the access proposed,

bird breeding and migration sites needed protection and some places

28 The remaining


66 2014 Annual General Meeting

Resolution to adopt the Annual Report and Financial Statements

for 2013/14

Result: carried on a show of hands

Resolution to approve the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers

LLP as auditors until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting

Result: carried on a show of hands

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

community consultation

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

National Trust properties

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

Result: carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

Result: not carried

For Against

DiscretionaryTotal

Candidate Elected/Re-electedRoy GentryDavid Allott

2,5453,184

Susanna Wade Martins 1,842Hugh WatersTamasin Davies Elected

Arabella Slator ElectedPeter Thompson 3,888Elizabeth WhitehouseSteve Anderson ElectedGuy Trehane 5,134Peter Waine 3,218Anne CasementFrances Williams Re-electedDavid Scott Re-electedSimon RobinsonIan Marshall

Re-electedJill May

Re-elected


67National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Year on record

Year on record

East of England

Property

Chattels

An early eighteenth-century crib

A portrait miniature of Sir

after Holbein, oil on ivory,

purchased at auction at Adam’s,

Dublin, for €2,014 including

a member of Queen Mary I’s

Privy Council and Lieutenant of

Essex

A group of three etchings by Cyril

include the exterior of the house,

husband commissioned Humphry

Repton to redesign the landscape

busts, Italian, seventeenth-

century, in ancient Roman style,

representing the emperors

contributions from funds set up

Levy, and from other gifts and

tax and allocated to Wimpole

A half-length portrait of the

attributed to Thomas Hudson

second son of the 1st Earl of

of him, at the time he became

A collection of 24 assorted

eighteenth- and nineteenth-

Chelsea, Derby, Höchst, Meissen,

porcelain, it is also in harmony

London & South East

Property

scrub land at South Foreland

Oxfordshire

Gloucestershire

comprising the cottage tenants car

Land at Standen House and

West Sussex

Chattels

A group of 35 paintings by Sir

manuscript and 11 other items

including furniture, robes,

medals and insignia, silver

and photographs associated

Clementine, Lady Churchill

of inheritance tax on the estate

the National Trust for display at

provenance from the Colyer-

silver christening font, a Bible

presented to Jane Porteous

parishioners of West Linton and

a pair of Victorian glass vases,

had been sold from Ightham

68 Year on record

a provenance from Gilbert

Regency mahogany card-table,

from the Messel family at

auction at Wotton Auction

Rooms, Wotton-under-Edge, for

century ivory or bone handles,

as a gift for his mother, Maud

A painting by John Glover

A Lake Landscape

with a Shepherd and with Cattle

and Goats in the Foreground, oil

buyer’s premium, supported by

Simon Sainsbury and by various

the architect and designer

by HM Government in lieu of

permanently allocated in 2014,

role as designer of Red House

Hampshire

partly funded from gifts and

for the painting Reveille

is part of the cycle of pictures

West Sussex

A door curtain in William

a provenance from Standen,

including buyer’s premium, partly

purchased from the Trustees of

Although the chairs have no

provenance from Standen,

their Arts and Crafts style is

A portrait of Samuel Beale, MP

mayor of Birmingham in 1841, MP

for Derby and chairman of the

A large silver salver by John

from Christopher Hartop for

part of the collection of silver

Midlands

Property

St Bartholomew’s Church and

Shropshire

from the Church of England

Church and churchyard, a

seventeenth-century, Grade II*

listed building in the middle of

of a three-bedroom detached

residential property including

neighbouring farm to prevent

development and secure access

Chattels

Le Imagini

de i Dei de gli Antichi by

Rome exactly

, by Ferrare du Tot,

The contents, donated

Northamptonshire

A copy of Eikon Basilike

provenance from Canons Ashby,


around the time of their marriage

A set of ten late eighteenth-

century Sèvres porcelain soup

the Vernon family of Sudbury,

Wolverhampton

entitled Beauty and the Bird,

by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

the property by Virginia Surtees,

great-granddaughter of the

sitter, in memory of Lady Rosalie

North West

Property

Chattels

and originally part of the silver

collection of George Booth, 2nd

A version of a portrait of Robert

version had descended in the

as ‘the people’s magistrate’ for

his enlightened approach as a

Northern Ireland

Property

Chattels

The contents of the library at

Foundation, the B H Breslauer

Foundation, the Northern Ireland

Museums Council, the Friends

of the National Libraries and

and cultural interests of the

A double portrait of Frances

Anne, Marchioness of

son Charles, Viscount Seaham,

full-length, by Sir Thomas

accepted by HM Government

in lieu of inheritance tax and

allocated to the National Trust

lieu: a double portrait of Lady

she as St Cecilia, beside a

at the coronation of George IV,

South West

Property

Hill National Nature Reserve and

Funded from a Natural England

Land Purchase grant and the Miss

Hambledon Hill for use as a

Dorset

the National Trust’s Hardy

Monument, enabling access to

the monument and comprising

Dulcie Doreen Walmsley, sister of

70 Year on record

Cornwall

of public conveniences from

surrounded by NT land and

Chattels

A portrait of Henry Chichester

younger son of Henry Chichester

Rienzi

Lytton, Leipzig, 1842, and Stuart

of Dunleath by Mrs Norton,

name of Catherine Chichester,

Somerset

a provenance from Clevedon

Court, including paintings, prints,

photographs, printed ephemera,

silver, ceramics, glass and garden

A painting of Clevedon Court by

at auction at Reeman Dansie,

Gloucestershire

A Lover’s

Miscellany by Giles Jacob,

supported by a donation from

Trust Fund and by a donation

contains a poem on Dyrham

and fruit arranged on a stone

plinth in a garden, by Cornelis de

funded by contributions from

the National Heritage Memorial

Foundation and an individual

to decorate the Gothic ‘chapel’

he created in his set of rooms

Wales

Property

outbuildings for commercial and

Chattels

An Introduction to Physiological

and Systematic Botany, London,

Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme

and J White, second edition,

A full-length portrait of Sir

Tredegar in military costume,

purchased by private treaty for

sold from the house in the mid-

Yorkshire and the North East

Property

Buckden Beck Water Treatment

North Yorkshire

to consolidate National Trust

the creation of a hydro-electric

Chattels

A group of ephemera relating

include a letter from the 1st Lord

1881 discussing the lighting of

Cragside using hydro-electricity,

the Siemens dynamo-electric

lamps, a Cragside meter-reading

of glass photographic negatives

A mahogany bi-fold screen by

John Henry Dearle and May

buyer’s premium, funded by a

private donation and other gifts

A group of ceramics, a painting

from Wallington have been


Year on record

East of England

Property

Chattels

An early eighteenth-century crib

A portrait miniature of Sir

after Holbein, oil on ivory,

purchased at auction at Adam’s,

Dublin, for €2,014 including

a member of Queen Mary I’s

Privy Council and Lieutenant of

Essex

A group of three etchings by Cyril

include the exterior of the house,

husband commissioned Humphry

Repton to redesign the landscape

busts, Italian, seventeenth-

century, in ancient Roman style,

representing the emperors

contributions from funds set up

Levy, and from other gifts and

tax and allocated to Wimpole

A half-length portrait of the

attributed to Thomas Hudson

second son of the 1st Earl of

of him, at the time he became

A collection of 24 assorted

eighteenth- and nineteenth-

Chelsea, Derby, Höchst, Meissen,

porcelain, it is also in harmony

London & South East

Property

scrub land at South Foreland

Oxfordshire

Gloucestershire

comprising the cottage tenants car

Land at Standen House and

West Sussex

Chattels

A group of 35 paintings by Sir

manuscript and 11 other items

including furniture, robes,

medals and insignia, silver

and photographs associated

Clementine, Lady Churchill

of inheritance tax on the estate

the National Trust for display at

provenance from the Colyer-

silver christening font, a Bible

presented to Jane Porteous

parishioners of West Linton and

a pair of Victorian glass vases,

had been sold from Ightham

68 Year on record

a provenance from Gilbert

Regency mahogany card-table,

from the Messel family at

auction at Wotton Auction

Rooms, Wotton-under-Edge, for

century ivory or bone handles,

as a gift for his mother, Maud

A painting by John Glover

A Lake Landscape

with a Shepherd and with Cattle

and Goats in the Foreground, oil

buyer’s premium, supported by

Simon Sainsbury and by various

the architect and designer

by HM Government in lieu of

permanently allocated in 2014,

role as designer of Red House

Hampshire

partly funded from gifts and

for the painting Reveille

is part of the cycle of pictures

West Sussex

A door curtain in William

a provenance from Standen,

including buyer’s premium, partly

purchased from the Trustees of

Although the chairs have no

provenance from Standen,

their Arts and Crafts style is

A portrait of Samuel Beale, MP

mayor of Birmingham in 1841, MP

for Derby and chairman of the

A large silver salver by John

from Christopher Hartop for

part of the collection of silver

Midlands

Property

St Bartholomew’s Church and

Shropshire

from the Church of England

Church and churchyard, a

seventeenth-century, Grade II*

listed building in the middle of

of a three-bedroom detached

residential property including

neighbouring farm to prevent

development and secure access

Chattels

Le Imagini

de i Dei de gli Antichi by

Rome exactly

, by Ferrare du Tot,

The contents, donated

Northamptonshire

A copy of Eikon Basilike

provenance from Canons Ashby,


around the time of their marriage

A set of ten late eighteenth-

century Sèvres porcelain soup

the Vernon family of Sudbury,

Wolverhampton

entitled Beauty and the Bird,

by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

the property by Virginia Surtees,

great-granddaughter of the

sitter, in memory of Lady Rosalie

North West

Property

Chattels

and originally part of the silver

collection of George Booth, 2nd

A version of a portrait of Robert

version had descended in the

as ‘the people’s magistrate’ for

his enlightened approach as a

Northern Ireland

Property

Chattels

The contents of the library at

Foundation, the B H Breslauer

Foundation, the Northern Ireland

Museums Council, the Friends

of the National Libraries and

and cultural interests of the

A double portrait of Frances

Anne, Marchioness of

son Charles, Viscount Seaham,

full-length, by Sir Thomas

accepted by HM Government

in lieu of inheritance tax and

allocated to the National Trust

lieu: a double portrait of Lady

she as St Cecilia, beside a

at the coronation of George IV,

South West

Property

Hill National Nature Reserve and

Funded from a Natural England

Land Purchase grant and the Miss

Hambledon Hill for use as a

Dorset

the National Trust’s Hardy

Monument, enabling access to

the monument and comprising

Dulcie Doreen Walmsley, sister of

70 Year on record

Cornwall

of public conveniences from

surrounded by NT land and

Chattels

A portrait of Henry Chichester

younger son of Henry Chichester

Rienzi

Lytton, Leipzig, 1842, and Stuart

of Dunleath by Mrs Norton,

name of Catherine Chichester,

Somerset

a provenance from Clevedon

Court, including paintings, prints,

photographs, printed ephemera,

silver, ceramics, glass and garden

A painting of Clevedon Court by

at auction at Reeman Dansie,

Gloucestershire

A Lover’s

Miscellany by Giles Jacob,

supported by a donation from

Trust Fund and by a donation

contains a poem on Dyrham

and fruit arranged on a stone

plinth in a garden, by Cornelis de

funded by contributions from

the National Heritage Memorial

Foundation and an individual

to decorate the Gothic ‘chapel’

he created in his set of rooms

Wales

Property

outbuildings for commercial and

Chattels

An Introduction to Physiological

and Systematic Botany, London,

Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme

and J White, second edition,

A full-length portrait of Sir

Tredegar in military costume,

purchased by private treaty for

sold from the house in the mid-

Yorkshire and the North East

Property

Buckden Beck Water Treatment

North Yorkshire

to consolidate National Trust

the creation of a hydro-electric

Chattels

A group of ephemera relating

include a letter from the 1st Lord

1881 discussing the lighting of

Cragside using hydro-electricity,

the Siemens dynamo-electric

lamps, a Cragside meter-reading

of glass photographic negatives

A mahogany bi-fold screen by

John Henry Dearle and May

buyer’s premium, funded by a

private donation and other gifts

A group of ceramics, a painting

from Wallington have been


Properties open at a charge with more than 50,000 visitors in 2014/15.29

Property 2014/15 2013/14Giant's Causeway 549,066 504,405Stourhead 405,572 389,294Cliveden 404,702 419,788Attingham Park 394,334 371,905Fountains Abbey Estate 373,364 344,113Polesden Lacey 346,587 310,880Dunham Massey 340,929 226,313Nymans 323,268 263,388Carrick-a-Rede 323,188 266,542Belton House 321,776 305,181Anglesey Abbey 316,469 285,709Calke Abbey 314,151 270,068St. Michael's Mount 299,360 301,916Mottisfont 286,510 262,244Kingston Lacy 270,099 241,044Gibside 242,490 196,021Corfe Castle 234,671 218,832Chartwell 233,965 211,835

232,277 195,585225,501 220,318

Ickworth 217,024 196,660Cragside 216,903 201,793Lanhydrock 212,755 209,761Hardwick Hall 212,547 221,578Killerton 205,647 187,509Wallington 203,426 195,322Bodnant Garden 193,415 176,514Baddesley Clinton 191,556 194,222Dyrham Park 190,906 167,526Charlecote Park 187,524 168,738Claremont Landscape Garden 186,694 172,671The Vyne 181,081 166,111Sissinghurst Castle Garden 180,766 181,768Bodiam Castle 176,158 159,467Hidcote 174,689 163,361Quarry Bank 174,280 173,569Croome 171,952 140,686Packwood 170,697 95,801Stowe 169,701 147,410Lacock 168,074 153,333Petworth House and Park 161,341 148,947Mount Stewart 157,331 155,114Trelissick 157,237 127,507Sudbury Hall 151,133 147,887Blickling Estate 151,039 146,256Wimpole Home Farm 149,737 135,892Dunster Castle 149,564 146,630Knightshayes 146,713 120,385Cotehele 145,132 136,392Hanbury Hall and Gardens 140,469 119,881Scotney Castle 140,243 132,473Ightham Mote 135,614 107,483Montacute House 135,211 124,896Wimpole Estate 134,305 157,353Beningbrough Hall 132,344 127,462Erddig 130,349 146,129Brownsea Island 130,070 122,466Greys Court 129,678 89,554Castle Ward 129,466 135,205Knole 126,941 116,681Basildon Park 126,466 104,059Chirk Castle 126,223 127,009Powis Castle 126,007 112,673

Speke Hall 123,714 106,355Nostell Priory 118,193 110,084Kedleston Hall 117,699 119,671Hinton Ampner 117,230 110,707Lyme Park 117,010 109,360Ham House 114,662 101,827Plas Newydd 113,061 92,651Coughton Court 111,741 108,841

Hall, Gardens and Estate 110,871 102,416Winkworth Aboretum 110,575 100,335Avebury 109,988 122,600Standen House and Garden 109,756 84,323Bateman's 109,114 92,567Hughenden 107,942 95,811Sutton Hoo 104,540 84,697Sizergh 103,195 83,652Upton House and Gardens 102,631 105,373Hilltop 95,627 102,015Biddulph Grange Garden 95,261 76,906Penrhyn Castle 93,587 89,113Barrington Court 93,505 89,997Coleton Fishacre 89,602 81,948Castle Drogo 89,493 97,586Greenway 88,786 91,854Lindisfarne Castle 88,642 84,942Emmetts Garden 86,472 79,741Saltram 85,682 65,062Glendurgan Garden 85,273 80,474Snowshill Manor and Garden 83,647 86,610Dudmaston Estate 83,123 70,267Arlington Court 82,997 84,700Buckland Abbey 81,832 79,693Little Moreton Hall 80,169 78,169Wray Castle 78,922 71,982Croft Castle and Parkland 78,512 73,347Tredegar House 77,661 66,856Hatchlands 76,997 73,585Chedworth Roman Villa 76,880 71,748Wightwick Manor 76,029 75,755Oxburgh Hall 75,437 79,906Berrington Hall 73,630 66,853

Gardens 71,569 68,360Osterley Park and House 70,525 62,213Trerice 69,459 68,705Rowallane Garden 65,338 53,957Nunnington Hall 62,504 59,591Lydford Gorge 60,881 60,975Canons Ashby 57,184 54,738Uppark House and Garden 56,880 52,444Clandon Park 56,408 52,661Wicken Fen 55,836 50,117Lytes Cary Manor 55,788 48,756Trengwainton Garden 54,595 50,626Brockhampton Estate 54,139 47,948The Needles 53,943 53,954A la Ronde 52,789 54,430Farne Islands 52,263 52,669The Courts Garden 51,888 45,256Seaton Delaval Hall 51,352 56,519Clumber Park 50,846 43,809Treasurer's House (York) 50,711 44,761Tattershall Castle 50,532 43,704

Visits to Wakehurst Place are not included in our reported visitors numbers as they are supported and managed by Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Visits to Waddesdon Manor are also not included in our reported visitor numbers as they are supported and independently managed by The Rothschild Foundation. Waddesdon attracted over 360,000 visitors in the 2014/15 year which would place it amongst the Trust’s top 10 visited properties.

72 Year on record

Susan Aust

35 years

Martin AtkinsonGeneral Manager

Edwin Blunt

Birmingham Conurbation

Janet Burton

Belton House20 years

Eric CrossBuilding Craftsperson (Mason)

48 years

Richard DeanCurator

30 years

Estate Team Supervisor

23 years

Carol DoughertyAdministrator

21 years

Waddesdon Manor20 years

Nicola GraceAssistant Director Operations

33 years

Gardener

38 years

Brian HolmanGardener-in-ChargeAvebury

Moira HoppingRetail ManagerNymans20 years

Derek LovelessRanger

32 years

Buttermere35 years

Ann MitchellBusiness Support Co-ordinatorTisbury Hub20 years

Brian MuelanerForestry AdviserHeelis

General ManagerNorth Devon34 years

Denis ScottBuilding Supervisor (Carpenter/Joiner)Wallington22 years

Adrian ShawDredger Master

22 years

David Stone

Mottisfont Abbey

John WaltonProperty ManagerFarne Islands24 years

Christine WardBusiness Support Co-ordinator

20 years

Philip Willcocks

Bodmin Estate Yard22 years

Retirements


National

2014 Responding to

solutions provider category

House, London, Dunster Castle, Somerset,

Lancashire and Moseley

East of England

Anglian Water Business

‘Turning the Tide’

London & South East

Local Authority Building

Traditional Craftsmanship – West Wycombe

Midlands

Derbyshire Heritage

interpretation for ‘Stitches in Time’

Hall, Derbyshire

Lincolnshire Heritage

on a Limited Budget – ‘A Woolsthorpe Wedding/

Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire

South West

Excellence 2014, Small Visitor Attraction of the

to Coleridge Cottage, Somerset

2014, Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year – Bronze

Fishacre, Devon

South West Tourism

Tourism Activity and Sports and Experience categories – Silver

Island, Dorset

Bath Events, Hospitality

Small Visitor Attraction

Somerset

Eating and Food Safety

Northern Ireland

The Greats Gift Retailer

Best Museums/Visitor Attraction Gift Shop

Northern Ireland

Wales

House and Gardens, Anglesey

for Environmental Best

National Trust Wales

Wrexham Tourism

2014, Best Visitor Attraction – Erddig,

Castle, Wrexham

Awards

74 Year on record

Tim Basing

William Brown

Castle, then Wales National Events Co-ordinator and later as GB Rally

Aida Bridget Carson

Douglas Dryden

Sir Jack Hayward

purchased Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, Devon, and donated it

Mary Henry (née Clive)

David Jackson

Mary Jones

Nicholas Angell Lane MBE

Simon Lee

Dave Morris

Dan O’Neil

Rev. Jonathan Peel

as Chairman of the East Anglia Regional Committee, Chairman of the

Properties Committee, Member of the Executive Committee and of


Richard Quin

Richard Quin died on 14 March 2014, aged 59. Richard was a Building

Surveyor with the North Shropshire team in the Midlands region.

Lady Mary Soames

Lady Mary Soames, the youngest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, died

on 31 May 2014 aged 91. Lady Soames played a pivotal role at Chartwell

in Kent, her family’s home from 1924 to 1965. After her father’s death in

1965 she worked with her mother to set out the visitor experience as it

is today. Lady Soames continued to be a regular visitor and provided an

invaluable link to family life at Chartwell.

Ted Warden

Ted Warden died on 4 March 2015. He was for many years the Accounts

Manager in the Wessex Regional at Stourhead.

Mary, Lady Verney

Mary, Lady Verney died on 20 February 2015, aged 90. She was married

to the late Sir Ralph Bruce Verney who gave Claydon House to the Trust

in 1956. She was an internationally acclaimed forte pianist and saw the

formation of the Claydon concerts which were extremely popular.

Obituaries (continued)

We would like to thank the Royal Oak Foundation for its continued

and support of our work. The mission of the Royal Oak

Foundation is to inspire Americans to learn about, experience and

support places of great historic and natural in the

United Kingdom. This year a particular highlight was the Royal Oak

Foundation’s donation of $1.25 million to help restore the Ballroom

at Knole in Kent. The Foundation also ran a successful appeal for

Stourhead in Wiltshire which succeeded in raising funds to restore

iconic landscape features including the Temple of Apollo, the Grotto,

King Alfred’s Tower and the Pinetum. The Royal Oak Foundation

has also supported a number of other projects including a major

contribution from the Foundation’s Ervin-DesChamps Fund for the

acquisition of a still life by Cornelis de Heem for Dyrham Park, near

Bath, grants from its Grace & William Thompson Fund for the Lake

District, as well as contributions for conservation work at Mount

Stewart in Northern Ireland and Clandon Park in Surrey. The National

Trust is grateful to all involved for their commitment and generosity.

We are extremely grateful to the Wolfson Foundation for its pledge

of a further £1 million towards our joint programme for conservation.

The partnership has helped us undertake some of the most ambitious

conservation projects that we have ever tackled and supports heritage

skills development and understanding across the sector.

The Royal Oak Foundation

Rothschild Foundation

Wolfson Foundation

30 Visits to Waddesdon Manor are not included in our reported visitor numbers on page 71 as it is supported and managed by The Rothschild Foundation.

We are most grateful to Lord and Lady Rothschild and The Rothschild

Foundation for their continued and extraordinary generosity towards

Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, as well as their conservation

and development of the much wider Waddesdon footprint. It is one of

the National Trusts’ most visited properties with over 360,000 visitors

in the 2014/15 year.30 Visitors were able to enjoy not only the excellence

of its unique collection, gardens, aviary and archive but also a wonderfully

varied exhibition and events programme. This included an exceptional

second century Roman mosaic from Lod in Israel, a critically acclaimed

exhibition of Roubilliac’s eighteenth-century busts of Alexander Pope, Bit.

Fall, a contemporary water and light installation by Julius Popp, and the

second year of Winter Light at Waddesdon by artist Bruce Munro.

76 Year on record

Gifts and donations

For Ever, For Everyone Appeal

Neptune Coastline Campaign

Neptune Free FundsCastle Drogo

Mr and Mrs Trevor AdamsMr Richard and Mrs Diana Allan QC In memory of Wilson Stephenson Croom Leech and Basil Joseph LeechMr Justin Anderson

Ms Holly Bellingham and Mr Simon Turner

Mrs Rebecca Campbell

Mr and Mrs Jerry CooperDr and Mrs Steve Cottam

Mr and Mrs Stephen EdgeMiss Jane Fancott

Mr and Mrs Ernie Fisher

Mr and Mrs Duncan FordMr and Mrs David FreemanMr and Mrs Richard GlanvilleMr and Mrs Richard Godden

memory of Mary FaullMr Stephen HaleMr and Mrs Michael HallettMr and Mrs William HobhouseMiss Davina Hodson

Miss Sarah LanhamMiss Veronica LaurieMr Ian Lennox

Sir Desmond and Lady Lorimer

Dr Helen Lumley in memory of Dr Philip LumleySir Laurie and Lady MagnusMr John Marston MBE and Mrs Mette MarstonMr and Mrs John McGrath Mrs Joanna McVey and

Mr and Mrs Alan Moore CBE

Mr Alan and Mrs Pat Parfett

Mr Richard ParsonsMr and Mrs Richard PymMr John Rayner in memory of Brian and Gillian RaynerDr Alison Rimmer

Mr John Scott

Mr and Mrs Ian TegnerMr John ThomasonMiss P ThompsonMiss Susie ThomsonMrs Margaret ThorntonMr and Mrs John TilneyMr and Mrs Allan WallisMr David and Mrs Christine WalmsleyMr Philip WhaleMr Peter and Mrs Pat WhiteMr Alan WilliamsRoseanne Williams

Ms Patricia Aste

Mr Nicholas BullMr G Burch

Mr Brian and Mrs Joan FlemingB FollettA J FortnamThe late Mrs Yvonne Harvey

Mr Colin Henderson

Mr Norman Jones

Mr John PattissonMr and Mrs Glyn SamuelMr and Mrs Anthony Shoults

Mr R Steinbeis and Ms C Pierard

Mr and Mrs Tony TeagueLady Rosemary ThompsonMrs G WaltonMr J WhiteMr and Mrs John WhiteMrs Margaret WhiteheadProfessor Tadahiro Yotsumoto

Art FundAshden TrustThe Atlas Fund

The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust

Charitable TrustThe Gordon Bulmer Charitable TrustThe John Coates Charitable TrustThe Country Houses Foundation

Charitable Trust

The Society of Dilettanti Charitable Trust Fund

Fine Family Foundation The Good Gifts Catalogue

The Walter Guinness Charitable Trust

Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory Charitable TrustThe Ada Hillard Charitable TrustThe John Horseman TrustThe Houghton Dunn Charitable TrustThe Ironmongers’ CompanyJ J Charitable TrustThe Jordan Charitable Foundation

Lord Leverhulme’s Charitable TrustFriends of the National LibrariesThe Lidbury Family Trust

The Esme Mitchell TrustThe Monument TrustNational Gardens Scheme Charitable TrustThe Norman Family Charitable TrustThe Ofenheim Charitable TrustThe Oglesby Charitable Trust

Pilgrim TrustPlayers of People’s Postcode LotteryThe Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust

ShareGift

The Singer FoundationThe Tanner TrustConstance Travis Charitable TrustThe TreadRight FoundationThe David Webster Charitable TrustJohn Winder FundThe Wolfson Foundation


The Anglesey 2001 TrustArts and Business Northern IrelandThe George Cadbury Trust

Charitable TrustThe Margaret Chattell Charitable Trust

Charitable TrustThe Clapp Family Charitable Trust

Discretionary FundThe George Dudley Herbert Charitable Trust

Charitable FoundationElda Latin Charitable TrustNational Association of Decorative

Horticultural Trust

operators and environmental trusts

Countryside Council for WalesDEFRADepartment of Agriculture

Northern IrelandDover District CouncilEnglish HeritageEnvironment AgencyEuropean Regional Development FundForestry CommissionHeritage Lottery FundNatural England

Northern Ireland Environment

SITA Trust South Eastern Regional CollegeSport England

Borough Council

Welsh GovernmentWREN

Arts Council England

Big Lottery Fund*Broadland District CouncilCADWCeredigion Social Enterprise

City of Sunderland

County Durham Environmental TrustCumbria County CouncilDepartment for Business,

Department of Education Northern IrelandDevon County CouncilDorset County Council

Durham County Council

Fraunhofer

AuthorityLANTRALIFE Plus

Committee of the Olympic

Borough CouncilMourne Heritage TrustNational Heritage Memorial FundNational Maritime MuseumNational Museum of LiverpoolNational Museums and GalleriesNational Portrait GalleryNatural Environment Research CouncilNatural Resources WalesNeath Port Talbot Council

Northamptonshire County CouncilNorthern Ireland Tourist Board

Plantlife Plymouth City Council

Somerset County CouncilSouth Tyneside CouncilSouth West Coast Path AssociationSport Wales

Surrey County CouncilThe Heritage AllianceVale of Glamorgan CouncilVeolia Environmental TrustVeolia North Thames TrustViridor Credits Environmental CompanyWales Council for Voluntary ActionWelcome to our FutureWiltshire CouncilWorcestershire County Council

Youth Involvement – Midlands Region

Coastal Communities Fund – South West region

Companies and Organisations

supported us in 2014/15:

Abaris Holdings Limited

Aga Rangemaster Limited

Alexir LimitedAlitex LimitedAll Leisure Holidays

Blueprint Collections Limited

Crane Garden BuildingsCreative Tops Limited

Fat Face

First Natural Brands

Headland Hotel

J Salmon LimitedJust Go! Holidays

Mondelez International

Murco Petroleum LimitedOrdnance SurveyPanasonic

Pru-HealthRBS Rivermill Limited

RSA Sarah RavenSilentnight Group Limited

Summit International a trading division of GOSH International PLCTenioThe NutteryThe Turtle Mat Company Limited

Vale Garden Houses LimitedVets 4 PetsVirgin Experience Days

T/As Carousel Calendars

Westminster Stone Company LimitedWildlife Habits LtdWoodlodge Products LtdWoodmansterne Publications Limited

Gifts and donations

78 Year on record

Friends of Ashridge

Friends of Box Hill Association

Friends of Godolphin

Friends of Washington Old Hall

Centre or Association Amount

Amersham CentreAxe Valley CentreAylesbury Centre

Barnet AssociationBath Centre

Bedford AssociationBelfast CentreBelgium Association

Bolton Association

Bristol Centre

Chester Centre

Cleveland AssociationColchester National Trust GroupCounty Durham CentreCoventry Centre

Dacorum AssociationDarent Cray Association

Ealing AssociationEast Cheshire AssociationEast Dorset Association

East Northamptonshire Association

Supporter groups

• • • 21 Friends Groups

• 34 National Trust Volunteer Groups

•

Groups help bring people closer to our cause and add value to

The support of all our groups is greatly valued and those Groups


Eastbourne Association

Grantham Association

Haldon Association

Liverpool CentreLondon Centre

Maidenhead Association

Meirionnydd National Trust AssociationMenai Association

North Cheshire CentreNorth Coast Association

North Hertfordshire AssociationNorth Leicestershire Association

North Sussex CentreNorth Worcestershire AssociationNorthampton AssociationNottingham Centre

Oxford Centre

Raleigh CentreReading CentreRibble CentreRichmond Association

Rugby Association

Seaford Association

Shropshire CentreSidmouth CentreSolihull CentreSouth Cheshire AssociationSouth Derbyshire CentreSouth Dorset Association

South East Surrey AssociationSouth Hams Centre

St Helens Centre

Three Counties AssociationTorbay CentreTyne Valley AssociationTyneside Association

Walsall Association

West Devon AssociationWest Somerset Association

West Surrey Centre

Wimbledon AssociationWinchester AssociationWorthing AssociationWycombe Centre

Supporter groups

80 Year on record

Legacies

Mrs F Adams Mr P I Addison

Miss E Alexander Mr D M AllanMiss J M Allen Mrs A E L Allott

Miss J Ansell Mr J V P Anthony Miss C M Appleby Mrs P Y Appleton Mrs P M Archer Mr G R A Argles Mr C R D Armistead Mrs N D Arnold

Miss C A Aston

Miss M J Atyeo Mr B E D Austin Mr G H AustinMiss L H AynsleyMrs H Bailey Mrs P M Bailey Dr S E R Bailey Mr G R Barber

Mrs G BarnesMiss G M F BarnesMr P Barnicott

Mr A D Bartram Miss M A Bates Mr J G Baxter

Mr R A BeedenMiss H P Bennett Miss P J Bennett Mrs M G Benzie Mrs A R Berry Mr R J N Betts Mr W J Biddulph Mrs A M BillingsleyMiss B Bingham

Miss M A BleythingMrs J A BoltonMrs M A BonalloMrs R S Bond

Mr G C BottomleyMr R H BottrillMr J E Boulding

Ms A Braden

Miss M Branton-WilliamsMr J D BrazierMiss D M BridleMr H BrighouseMr H G Bright

Mrs J L Broom

Mrs N C Brunt

Miss R M BuddMr S G BuerMr P C Bullen

Miss N E BumfreyMr J B Burman

Mr J H BuryMiss D E BushbyMr A J BussMiss M Byles

Mrs M M Campin


Dr E CapperMrs J R CarterMr R H CashMiss H M Castle

Miss D M ChandlerMr D J A ChappellMr J D CharterMrs P J S CheesemanMiss C E M ChethamMr H ChorltonMrs A E Christopherson

Miss P A ClentonMrs A D Cochrane

Miss J A ColeMrs R A ColemanMr S W ColesMr J D ColleyMiss R CollingsMr R G CollinsMrs G M CompstonMiss J A ConnellMrs M C CoombsMr P L CoombsMiss J G CooperMrs J O CooperMiss M E CooperMiss A M Corbett

Mr D S Crabbs

Miss J M Cramp

Miss B A Credland

Miss M E CullMr L A CullifordMrs P Y CuminMrs S S DabbsMr B DaleMrs I DalyMrs E L DarlingMiss D E DaviesMiss D G DaviesMr T DavinMr G M Davis

Mrs P DayMiss P J DayMr G B DeaneMrs J M DentonMiss M DetchonMr R D DigbyMr H C DinhamMiss B S DixonMiss N L DixonMiss A W Dooley

Mr A W Douglas Mr D L Douglas

Mrs F D DuncanMrs J M DuthoitMr S Eadie Miss J A EarlessMiss M E Edmondston

Mrs M G M Elliott Mr D V EllisonMiss M Emmerson Mrs E B EvansMrs G I Evans Mrs M M Evans Mrs R I Evans Mr M P Everett Miss J B Farmer Mrs D E P Farrant Mrs M Faull Mrs R M Field Mr G T Fillery Miss M Finch Miss M C FinchMrs E FisherMr A E FitzcombeMiss D E FlynnMrs J M FollmerMrs H M FortnamMrs C FortuneMrs B E Freeman Mrs T D S FretterMr B FrostMrs F H FullerMiss M C FurnessMrs B E GadsbyMiss S A Gage

Legacies

82 Year on record

Legacies

Miss P Gale MBEMrs M GalenMrs J GalpinMrs F GardnerMr G E GarlandMr F W GeneverMrs M Gerber

Mrs J E GibbonsMrs B M GibsonMr I M GibsonMiss P J GilbertMrs P M GilbertMiss J L GilhamMiss E P GillMiss M M GillMiss J GoddardMiss P L Golledge

Mr R R GoodingsMrs J Goss Miss E L GoughMiss D I GovierMr A A Grant

Dr J C GreatorexMiss B GreenMrs B GreenMr V E Green

Miss S M Grey

Mrs N GrohsMr P J H GrovesMiss G M GullyMrs M J Habgood

Miss L HaighMrs R M HallettMr L H S HallingMrs D J HamiltonMr D HampsonMr P HampsonMr T A Hampson

Miss F R HareMr J P HaresMiss E A HarringtonMr D V HarrisMr A D HarveyMrs J HayMrs V C Hayes

Miss M Hayhurst

Mr B W HeadleyMr P C HealyMrs J Hearn Miss V HeathMrs A V HerbertMrs B HerbertMr N P HeronMiss D P Hervey

Mr N J Hibdige Mr M D Hill Miss V E HillMr B A T HoldenMrs E D HolladayMrs I M Holland

Miss H M HolmesMr W Holmes

Mr V HoodMiss J M Horsfall Miss B J Horton

Mrs B E Houghton

Mr J H Hughes

Miss J B HumphreysMr B T Huntley Miss S Hurst Miss L E HurterMrs G D HutchingsMiss I G HyndSir J R Ibbs

Mr S InghamMr J E S Innes

Mrs M E JamesMr P W JamesMrs C H JarvisMrs B Jebb

Mrs W D JervisMr A S JohnsonMiss B A JohnsonMr D G JohnsonDr E H Johnson


Legacies

Mr S D JohnsonMiss L R JohnstoneMiss D E JonesMiss E JonesMrs E M Jones

Mr G Langhorne Miss E M Langridge Mr D Laughton

Mrs M LeapmanMrs B M LeatherlandMiss E M LedgerMrs E G LeeMr G E LeechMrs M E LeemingMrs A LeesMrs H H C Lenz

Mr D T LittleMr S H LloydMiss M J A Lloyd-Davies

Mrs G M LovedayMr E J Lovegrove

Miss J Lucas

Mr J E H Lunnon

Mrs M M M MacleodMrs B MacleseMr J D MalamMr A A Mallett

Miss M S MarshMr T MarshMiss P N G MarslandMiss E J MartinMr P J MartinMrs R M MartinMrs I G E MasonMr J R Matheson

Mrs M W MatznerMr C F MayMr T McCambridgeMiss C I McFadzeanMr D McGrath

Mrs I McLean

Miss P A MelbournMiss J MeldrumMrs S R MelvilleMr G Mercer

Mrs B MintonMr A J MitchellMrs J MitchellDr R G MitchellMiss V A D MitchellMiss A L MooreMrs J M MordauntMiss E M Morris

Mr J M Moss

Mr R F S MusgraveMrs B W Nash

Mr I E Nicholas

Dr P E O'Connell Mr C O'NeilMr J S Oexle Mr M D Oldman

Mrs E D L Osgood

Miss Y G M Oudraad

84 Year on record

Legacies

Miss S M Palmer

Mr E A ParsonsMr M PaulMrs D G Pearce Mr G Pearson Mrs F E Peever Mrs B L Pepper Miss J H A Perham

Mrs M B PerryMr J Phillips

Miss E M PiercyMiss E M Pirrie Miss B R Pitts Mrs M Plant

Mr D PooleMrs M PooleMiss M A Pope Mr H I Porter

Mr B T Pratt Mrs C PriceMiss I M Price

Mrs P D J PriceMiss S PriceMiss F O L Primrose Mr J E Prince Mrs S M Pugh Miss C Pyle

Mrs N E RadfordMiss S Raval

Mr C T Ray Miss M V Rayner Mr G E ReadMiss G M Read Mr A J ReidMrs N Rice Mrs F M RichardsMrs J M RichardsonMrs H M Richmond

Miss D F Roberson Mr D H Roberts Mrs S V RobertsMr J C Robinson Mr J Roburn

Mr D Rose Mr W D Ross

Mr I A Royston

Lt Col J E N RyanMiss B E SabeyMrs V L M SaleMiss M G Samson

Mr E A Satchell

Mr N Scanes

Mrs P B Schorr Miss H M SchroderMrs B ScottMrs M Scott

Mr P W SettenMiss J Shane Dr O P Sharp

Mr P E Sheppard Mr J Shepperson Mr C Short Miss M Shrimpton Miss J B Shurmer MBE Mr D W Simpson Mr C M Sivyer

Mr A G SmithMr B Smith Miss C J Smith Mrs E M Smith Mr G H Smith Mrs J M M Smith Mr J R SmithMrs N W Smith Mr W R SmithMr D R Snart Mrs E A Southgate Mr F A Sparshott Mrs P Spence Mr D Staite Miss A C E Staniforth


Legacies

Mr C A SteelMrs M B Stephens Mrs J Stevens

Miss D J Stirland Mrs A L Stone

Mrs M Street Mr A H Stroud Mrs G B Sturgess

Mr P M A Sutton

Mr D A Tait Miss V B Tait Mrs A Taylor Mrs B A Taylor Miss G TaylorMiss J A Taylor Miss L M TaylorMiss W Taylor

Mr B M Thomas

Mrs M E Thomas Mr W E L Thomas Mr G B ThompsonMiss J Thorogood

Mrs M Todd

Miss M L TrahairMiss D E Troughton

Mr D G Valentine Mr M D Verity Mr G V VicaryMr H T Viner Mrs C Virgoe

Mrs E F WaddellMrs J M Waites

Mrs D D WalmsleyMrs P Walton Mr M E Wandless

Mr A E WardMiss E M Ward Mrs J S Ward

Miss J E Waters

Miss V B WatsonMiss M C WattMr W H Watt Mrs M WebbMrs J Webster Mr A Wells Mr D J R Whaley Mr S G Wheeldon Miss B J White Mr J Whitehead

Miss O M Whyte

Mr A L WilliamsMrs C E WilliamsMrs D B Williams Mr P M Williams Mr T J Williams Mrs J E Wills Miss C WilsonMrs J WilsonMrs M W Wing

Mrs F Wise Miss D L Wiseman Mrs I N Wolstenholme Mrs B E Wood

Mr J M Woods Miss P R Woollard

Miss B A Wright Miss E G Wright Mr G E H Wright Miss J M WrightMr R J S Wright Mr J G Wyatt Mr M J Wyatt

Mrs R E Youll

Mr G W YoungMiss S C Young Dr S E J Young AnonymousAnonymous

86 Year on record

Legacies

Mr H B AmbroseMr D C Arbon MBE

Mrs R Bacon

Mr D C Bailey

Mrs E BambridgeMrs S J Banton

Mrs J BarterProf B A BartonMr D E BartonMiss M G BatesMrs M R M BaxterMrs M N A BaylissMr J F BellMr J M BerryMr P R BethellMrs M W BevanDr R O BishopMiss J M Bissett

Mr R J BogueMrs I W Boon

Mr C J Bromage

Mrs B M BunnMiss M BurgumMrs J BurnsMr J A CastellMr G ChambersMiss F M Clamp

Mrs J CoatesMrs B E CollingeMrs A C Colvile

Mrs I N Cooper

Mrs L B Cox

Mrs V Cruse

Mr N J de OrfeMr J R DeanMr D J Dodd

Miss N L EdenMrs E EmeryMr D G FadeMiss L B P FeatherstoneMrs C W FelthamMr D G J FelthamMrs M FrithMrs V M GarrettMiss D A Garton MBE

Mr C H G Gilbert

Mr R C GillsonMrs J M GlibberyMr D GoodallMr W E GouldMr B G GreenMrs D Y GreenMr J R N Greer

Miss E J HabgoodMiss Q E HallMrs I HarmerMr R E HarrisMr J HarrisonMr S N HartMrs V A HartMiss J R HaslamMr P J Hatton

Mrs A D HemensleyMr H A HeppinstallMiss M J Hibbert

Mr G B G Hildon

Mrs B HollidaySister M HornMr L G Horne

Mr J W JessopMiss J M Johnson


Legacies

Miss N A M Jonas

Mrs M JonesMrs S H Jones

Mrs J C LaslettMrs J M LloydMs A J MangoldMiss J M ManisonMrs J N MarshallMrs P I Mathers

Miss S B McCallaMrs S H Miller

Mrs M MorrisMr E Mountain

Mr P J Norton

Mrs I M Osmond

Mr D R S Paine

Miss B A ParrottMiss J C ParryMrs D PearceMrs R D PlumptonMrs L A PriceMrs C M PyeMiss J W RaperMr J S ReeveMiss E A ReevesMiss A B H RennieMr P J RichardsonMr G P RiddellMiss N RobinsonMiss A P RobothamMiss H M RogersMrs D M RyderMrs J M SadlerMrs M SargentMr P D SealMrs P J SealeMr D J SharplesMr B SheppardMrs D W Shorter

Mrs H L SillsDr O H Simms

Mrs H E SlaughterMiss E SmithMrs E P E SmithMr R A Smith

Miss E M Starling

Mr O V StobartMrs S M M Sumner

Mrs J D M Tandy

Mr V J TaylorMr T M TelfordMr W Temple

Mrs D M ThompsonMrs H ToveyMr J G TrimmerMiss P J Tytherleigh

Mr D VinceMiss E M Wadham

Mr B G WallerMrs M P Wallis

Lady E A WarrenMrs S R WarringMrs I M G WatermanMrs A S Waters

Mr W H Way

Miss S WeirMr J N T WhiteMr E WhitehouseMr C F Wildgoose

Miss B R WilliamsMrs C S WilsonMrs D S M WilsonMrs G R Wiltshire


Properties open at a charge with more than 50,000 visitors in 2014/15.29

Property 2014/15 2013/14Giant's Causeway 549,066 504,405Stourhead 405,572 389,294Cliveden 404,702 419,788Attingham Park 394,334 371,905Fountains Abbey Estate 373,364 344,113Polesden Lacey 346,587 310,880Dunham Massey 340,929 226,313Nymans 323,268 263,388Carrick-a-Rede 323,188 266,542Belton House 321,776 305,181Anglesey Abbey 316,469 285,709Calke Abbey 314,151 270,068St. Michael's Mount 299,360 301,916Mottisfont 286,510 262,244Kingston Lacy 270,099 241,044Gibside 242,490 196,021Corfe Castle 234,671 218,832Chartwell 233,965 211,835

232,277 195,585225,501 220,318

Ickworth 217,024 196,660Cragside 216,903 201,793Lanhydrock 212,755 209,761Hardwick Hall 212,547 221,578Killerton 205,647 187,509Wallington 203,426 195,322Bodnant Garden 193,415 176,514Baddesley Clinton 191,556 194,222Dyrham Park 190,906 167,526Charlecote Park 187,524 168,738Claremont Landscape Garden 186,694 172,671The Vyne 181,081 166,111Sissinghurst Castle Garden 180,766 181,768Bodiam Castle 176,158 159,467Hidcote 174,689 163,361Quarry Bank 174,280 173,569Croome 171,952 140,686Packwood 170,697 95,801Stowe 169,701 147,410Lacock 168,074 153,333Petworth House and Park 161,341 148,947Mount Stewart 157,331 155,114Trelissick 157,237 127,507Sudbury Hall 151,133 147,887Blickling Estate 151,039 146,256Wimpole Home Farm 149,737 135,892Dunster Castle 149,564 146,630Knightshayes 146,713 120,385Cotehele 145,132 136,392Hanbury Hall and Gardens 140,469 119,881Scotney Castle 140,243 132,473Ightham Mote 135,614 107,483Montacute House 135,211 124,896Wimpole Estate 134,305 157,353Beningbrough Hall 132,344 127,462Erddig 130,349 146,129Brownsea Island 130,070 122,466Greys Court 129,678 89,554Castle Ward 129,466 135,205Knole 126,941 116,681Basildon Park 126,466 104,059Chirk Castle 126,223 127,009Powis Castle 126,007 112,673

Speke Hall 123,714 106,355Nostell Priory 118,193 110,084Kedleston Hall 117,699 119,671Hinton Ampner 117,230 110,707Lyme Park 117,010 109,360Ham House 114,662 101,827Plas Newydd 113,061 92,651Coughton Court 111,741 108,841

Hall, Gardens and Estate 110,871 102,416Winkworth Aboretum 110,575 100,335Avebury 109,988 122,600Standen House and Garden 109,756 84,323Bateman's 109,114 92,567Hughenden 107,942 95,811Sutton Hoo 104,540 84,697Sizergh 103,195 83,652Upton House and Gardens 102,631 105,373Hilltop 95,627 102,015Biddulph Grange Garden 95,261 76,906Penrhyn Castle 93,587 89,113Barrington Court 93,505 89,997Coleton Fishacre 89,602 81,948Castle Drogo 89,493 97,586Greenway 88,786 91,854Lindisfarne Castle 88,642 84,942Emmetts Garden 86,472 79,741Saltram 85,682 65,062Glendurgan Garden 85,273 80,474Snowshill Manor and Garden 83,647 86,610Dudmaston Estate 83,123 70,267Arlington Court 82,997 84,700Buckland Abbey 81,832 79,693Little Moreton Hall 80,169 78,169Wray Castle 78,922 71,982Croft Castle and Parkland 78,512 73,347Tredegar House 77,661 66,856Hatchlands 76,997 73,585Chedworth Roman Villa 76,880 71,748Wightwick Manor 76,029 75,755Oxburgh Hall 75,437 79,906Berrington Hall 73,630 66,853

Gardens 71,569 68,360Osterley Park and House 70,525 62,213Trerice 69,459 68,705Rowallane Garden 65,338 53,957Nunnington Hall 62,504 59,591Lydford Gorge 60,881 60,975Canons Ashby 57,184 54,738Uppark House and Garden 56,880 52,444Clandon Park 56,408 52,661Wicken Fen 55,836 50,117Lytes Cary Manor 55,788 48,756Trengwainton Garden 54,595 50,626Brockhampton Estate 54,139 47,948The Needles 53,943 53,954A la Ronde 52,789 54,430Farne Islands 52,263 52,669The Courts Garden 51,888 45,256Seaton Delaval Hall 51,352 56,519Clumber Park 50,846 43,809Treasurer's House (York) 50,711 44,761Tattershall Castle 50,532 43,704

Visits to Wakehurst Place are not included in our reported visitors numbers as they are supported and managed by Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Visits to Waddesdon Manor are also not included in our reported visitor numbers as they are supported and independently managed by The Rothschild Foundation. Waddesdon attracted over 360,000 visitors in the 2015/16 year which would place it amongst the Trust’s top 10 visited properties.

72 Year on record

Susan Aust

35 years

Martin AtkinsonGeneral Manager

Edwin Blunt

Birmingham Conurbation

Janet Burton

Belton House20 years

Eric CrossBuilding Craftsperson (Mason)

48 years

Richard DeanCurator

30 years

Estate Team Supervisor

23 years

Carol DoughertyAdministrator

21 years

Waddesdon Manor20 years

Nicola GraceAssistant Director Operations

33 years

Gardener

38 years

Brian HolmanGardener-in-ChargeAvebury

Moira HoppingRetail ManagerNymans20 years

Derek LovelessRanger

32 years

Buttermere35 years

Ann MitchellBusiness Support Co-ordinatorTisbury Hub20 years

Brian MuelanerForestry AdviserHeelis

General ManagerNorth Devon34 years

Denis ScottBuilding Supervisor (Carpenter/Joiner)Wallington22 years

Adrian ShawDredger Master

22 years

David Stone

Mottisfont Abbey

John WaltonProperty ManagerFarne Islands24 years

Christine WardBusiness Support Co-ordinator

20 years

Philip Willcocks

Bodmin Estate Yard22 years

Retirements


National

2014 Responding to

solutions provider category

House, London, Dunster Castle, Somerset,

Lancashire and Moseley

East of England

Anglian Water Business

‘Turning the Tide’

London & South East

Local Authority Building

Traditional Craftsmanship – West Wycombe

Midlands

Derbyshire Heritage

interpretation for ‘Stitches in Time’

Hall, Derbyshire

Lincolnshire Heritage

on a Limited Budget – ‘A Woolsthorpe Wedding/

Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire

South West

Excellence 2014, Small Visitor Attraction of the

to Coleridge Cottage, Somerset

2014, Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year – Bronze

Fishacre, Devon

South West Tourism

Tourism Activity and Sports and Experience categories – Silver

Island, Dorset

Bath Events, Hospitality

Small Visitor Attraction

Somerset

Eating and Food Safety

Northern Ireland

The Greats Gift Retailer

Best Museums/Visitor Attraction Gift Shop

Northern Ireland

Wales

House and Gardens, Anglesey

for Environmental Best

National Trust Wales

Wrexham Tourism

2014, Best Visitor Attraction – Erddig,

Castle, Wrexham

Awards

74 Year on record

Tim Basing

William Brown

Castle, then Wales National Events Co-ordinator and later as GB Rally

Aida Bridget Carson

Douglas Dryden

Sir Jack Hayward

purchased Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, Devon, and donated it

Mary Henry (née Clive)

David Jackson

Mary Jones

Nicholas Angell Lane MBE

Simon Lee

Dave Morris

Dan O’Neil

Rev. Jonathan Peel

as Chairman of the East Anglia Regional Committee, Chairman of the

Properties Committee, Member of the Executive Committee and of


Richard Quin

Lady Mary Soames

Lady Mary Soames, the youngest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, died

Ted Warden

Foundation is to inspire Americans to learn about, experience and

iconic landscape features including the Temple of Apollo, the Grotto,

contribution from the Foundation’s Ervin-DesChamps Fund for the

We are most grateful to Lord and Lady Rothschild and The Rothschild

30

Roman mosaic from Lod in Israel, a critically acclaimed exhibition

We are extremely grateful to the Wolfson Foundation for its pledge

The Royal Oak Foundation

Rothschild Foundation

Wolfson Foundation

76 Year on record

Gifts and donations

For Ever, For Everyone Appeal

Neptune Coastline Campaign

Neptune Free FundsCastle Drogo

Mr and Mrs Trevor AdamsMr Richard and Mrs Diana Allan QC In memory of Wilson Stephenson Croom Leech and Basil Joseph LeechMr Justin Anderson

Ms Holly Bellingham and Mr Simon Turner

Mrs Rebecca Campbell

Mr and Mrs Jerry CooperDr and Mrs Steve Cottam

Mr and Mrs Stephen EdgeMiss Jane Fancott

Mr and Mrs Ernie Fisher

Mr and Mrs Duncan FordMr and Mrs David FreemanMr and Mrs Richard GlanvilleMr and Mrs Richard Godden

memory of Mary FaullMr Stephen HaleMr and Mrs Michael HallettMr and Mrs William HobhouseMiss Davina Hodson

Miss Sarah LanhamMiss Veronica LaurieMr Ian Lennox

Sir Desmond and Lady Lorimer

Dr Helen Lumley in memory of Dr Philip LumleySir Laurie and Lady MagnusMr John Marston MBE and Mrs Mette MarstonMr and Mrs John McGrath Mrs Joanna McVey and

Mr and Mrs Alan Moore CBE

Mr Alan and Mrs Pat Parfett

Mr Richard ParsonsMr and Mrs Richard PymMr John Rayner in memory of Brian and Gillian RaynerDr Alison Rimmer

Mr John Scott

Mr and Mrs Ian TegnerMr John ThomasonMiss P ThompsonMiss Susie ThomsonMrs Margaret ThorntonMr and Mrs John TilneyMr and Mrs Allan WallisMr David and Mrs Christine WalmsleyMr Philip WhaleMr Peter and Mrs Pat WhiteMr Alan WilliamsRoseanne Williams

Ms Patricia Aste

Mr Nicholas BullMr G Burch

Mr Brian and Mrs Joan FlemingB FollettA J FortnamThe late Mrs Yvonne Harvey

Mr Colin Henderson

Mr Norman Jones

Mr John PattissonMr and Mrs Glyn SamuelMr and Mrs Anthony Shoults

Mr R Steinbeis and Ms C Pierard

Mr and Mrs Tony TeagueLady Rosemary ThompsonMrs G WaltonMr J WhiteMr and Mrs John WhiteMrs Margaret WhiteheadProfessor Tadahiro Yotsumoto

Art FundAshden TrustThe Atlas Fund

The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust

Charitable TrustThe Gordon Bulmer Charitable TrustThe John Coates Charitable TrustThe Country Houses Foundation

Charitable Trust

The Society of Dilettanti Charitable Trust Fund

Fine Family Foundation The Good Gifts Catalogue

The Walter Guinness Charitable Trust

Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory Charitable TrustThe Ada Hillard Charitable TrustThe John Horseman TrustThe Houghton Dunn Charitable TrustThe Ironmongers’ CompanyJ J Charitable TrustThe Jordan Charitable Foundation

Lord Leverhulme’s Charitable TrustFriends of the National LibrariesThe Lidbury Family Trust

The Esme Mitchell TrustThe Monument TrustNational Gardens Scheme Charitable TrustThe Norman Family Charitable TrustThe Ofenheim Charitable TrustThe Oglesby Charitable Trust

Pilgrim TrustPlayers of People’s Postcode LotteryThe Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust

ShareGift

The Singer FoundationThe Tanner TrustConstance Travis Charitable TrustThe TreadRight FoundationThe David Webster Charitable TrustJohn Winder FundThe Wolfson Foundation


The Anglesey 2001 TrustArts and Business Northern IrelandThe George Cadbury Trust

Charitable TrustThe Margaret Chattell Charitable Trust

Charitable TrustThe Clapp Family Charitable Trust

Discretionary FundThe George Dudley Herbert Charitable Trust

Charitable FoundationElda Latin Charitable TrustNational Association of Decorative

Horticultural Trust

operators and environmental trusts

Countryside Council for WalesDEFRADepartment of Agriculture

Northern IrelandDover District CouncilEnglish HeritageEnvironment AgencyEuropean Regional Development FundForestry CommissionHeritage Lottery FundNatural England

Northern Ireland Environment

SITA Trust South Eastern Regional CollegeSport England

Borough Council

Welsh GovernmentWREN

Arts Council England

Big Lottery Fund*Broadland District CouncilCADWCeredigion Social Enterprise

City of Sunderland

County Durham Environmental TrustCumbria County CouncilDepartment for Business,

Department of Education Northern IrelandDevon County CouncilDorset County Council

Durham County Council

Fraunhofer

AuthorityLANTRALIFE Plus

Committee of the Olympic

Borough CouncilMourne Heritage TrustNational Heritage Memorial FundNational Maritime MuseumNational Museum of LiverpoolNational Museums and GalleriesNational Portrait GalleryNatural Environment Research CouncilNatural Resources WalesNeath Port Talbot Council

Northamptonshire County CouncilNorthern Ireland Tourist Board

Plantlife Plymouth City Council

Somerset County CouncilSouth Tyneside CouncilSouth West Coast Path AssociationSport Wales

Surrey County CouncilThe Heritage AllianceVale of Glamorgan CouncilVeolia Environmental TrustVeolia North Thames TrustViridor Credits Environmental CompanyWales Council for Voluntary ActionWelcome to our FutureWiltshire CouncilWorcestershire County Council

Youth Involvement – Midlands Region

Coastal Communities Fund – South West region

Companies and Organisations

supported us in 2014/15:

Abaris Holdings Limited

Aga Rangemaster Limited

Alexir LimitedAlitex LimitedAll Leisure Holidays

Blueprint Collections Limited

Crane Garden BuildingsCreative Tops Limited

Fat Face

First Natural Brands

Headland Hotel

J Salmon LimitedJust Go! Holidays

Mondelez International

Murco Petroleum LimitedOrdnance SurveyPanasonic

Pru-HealthRBS Rivermill Limited

RSA Sarah RavenSilentnight Group Limited

Summit International a trading division of GOSH International PLCTenioThe NutteryThe Turtle Mat Company Limited

Vale Garden Houses LimitedVets 4 PetsVirgin Experience Days

T/As Carousel Calendars

Westminster Stone Company LimitedWildlife Habits LtdWoodlodge Products LtdWoodmansterne Publications Limited

Gifts and donations

78 Year on record

Friends of Ashridge

Friends of Box Hill Association

Friends of Godolphin

Friends of Washington Old Hall

Centre or Association Amount

Amersham CentreAxe Valley CentreAylesbury Centre

Barnet AssociationBath Centre

Bedford AssociationBelfast CentreBelgium Association

Bolton Association

Bristol Centre

Chester Centre

Cleveland AssociationColchester National Trust GroupCounty Durham CentreCoventry Centre

Dacorum AssociationDarent Cray Association

Ealing AssociationEast Cheshire AssociationEast Dorset Association

East Northamptonshire Association

Supporter groups

• • • 21 Friends Groups

• 34 National Trust Volunteer Groups

•

Groups help bring people closer to our cause and add value to

The support of all our groups is greatly valued and those Groups


Eastbourne Association

Grantham Association

Haldon Association

Liverpool CentreLondon Centre

Maidenhead Association

Meirionnydd National Trust AssociationMenai Association

North Cheshire CentreNorth Coast Association

North Hertfordshire AssociationNorth Leicestershire Association

North Sussex CentreNorth Worcestershire AssociationNorthampton AssociationNottingham Centre

Oxford Centre

Raleigh CentreReading CentreRibble CentreRichmond Association

Rugby Association

Seaford Association

Shropshire CentreSidmouth CentreSolihull CentreSouth Cheshire AssociationSouth Derbyshire CentreSouth Dorset Association

South East Surrey AssociationSouth Hams Centre

St Helens Centre

Three Counties AssociationTorbay CentreTyne Valley AssociationTyneside Association

Walsall Association

West Devon AssociationWest Somerset Association

West Surrey Centre

Wimbledon AssociationWinchester AssociationWorthing AssociationWycombe Centre

Supporter groups

80 Year on record

Legacies

Mrs F Adams Mr P I Addison

Miss E Alexander Mr D M AllanMiss J M Allen Mrs A E L Allott

Miss J Ansell Mr J V P Anthony Miss C M Appleby Mrs P Y Appleton Mrs P M Archer Mr G R A Argles Mr C R D Armistead Mrs N D Arnold

Miss C A Aston

Miss M J Atyeo Mr B E D Austin Mr G H AustinMiss L H AynsleyMrs H Bailey Mrs P M Bailey Dr S E R Bailey Mr G R Barber

Mrs G BarnesMiss G M F BarnesMr P Barnicott

Mr A D Bartram Miss M A Bates Mr J G Baxter

Mr R A BeedenMiss H P Bennett Miss P J Bennett Mrs M G Benzie Mrs A R Berry Mr R J N Betts Mr W J Biddulph Mrs A M BillingsleyMiss B Bingham

Miss M A BleythingMrs J A BoltonMrs M A BonalloMrs R S Bond

Mr G C BottomleyMr R H BottrillMr J E Boulding

Ms A Braden

Miss M Branton-WilliamsMr J D BrazierMiss D M BridleMr H BrighouseMr H G Bright

Mrs J L Broom

Mrs N C Brunt

Miss R M BuddMr S G BuerMr P C Bullen

Miss N E BumfreyMr J B Burman

Mr J H BuryMiss D E BushbyMr A J BussMiss M Byles

Mrs M M Campin


Dr E CapperMrs J R CarterMr R H CashMiss H M Castle

Miss D M ChandlerMr D J A ChappellMr J D CharterMrs P J S CheesemanMiss C E M ChethamMr H ChorltonMrs A E Christopherson

Miss P A ClentonMrs A D Cochrane

Miss J A ColeMrs R A ColemanMr S W ColesMr J D ColleyMiss R CollingsMr R G CollinsMrs G M CompstonMiss J A ConnellMrs M C CoombsMr P L CoombsMiss J G CooperMrs J O CooperMiss M E CooperMiss A M Corbett

Mr D S Crabbs

Miss J M Cramp

Miss B A Credland

Miss M E CullMr L A CullifordMrs P Y CuminMrs S S DabbsMr B DaleMrs I DalyMrs E L DarlingMiss D E DaviesMiss D G DaviesMr T DavinMr G M Davis

Mrs P DayMiss P J DayMr G B DeaneMrs J M DentonMiss M DetchonMr R D DigbyMr H C DinhamMiss B S DixonMiss N L DixonMiss A W Dooley

Mr A W Douglas Mr D L Douglas

Mrs F D DuncanMrs J M DuthoitMr S Eadie Miss J A EarlessMiss M E Edmondston

Mrs M G M Elliott Mr D V EllisonMiss M Emmerson Mrs E B EvansMrs G I Evans Mrs M M Evans Mrs R I Evans Mr M P Everett Miss J B Farmer Mrs D E P Farrant Mrs M Faull Mrs R M Field Mr G T Fillery Miss M Finch Miss M C FinchMrs E FisherMr A E FitzcombeMiss D E FlynnMrs J M FollmerMrs H M FortnamMrs C FortuneMrs B E Freeman Mrs T D S FretterMr B FrostMrs F H FullerMiss M C FurnessMrs B E GadsbyMiss S A Gage

Legacies

82 Year on record

Legacies

Miss P Gale MBEMrs M GalenMrs J GalpinMrs F GardnerMr G E GarlandMr F W GeneverMrs M Gerber

Mrs J E GibbonsMrs B M GibsonMr I M GibsonMiss P J GilbertMrs P M GilbertMiss J L GilhamMiss E P GillMiss M M GillMiss J GoddardMiss P L Golledge

Mr R R GoodingsMrs J Goss Miss E L GoughMiss D I GovierMr A A Grant

Dr J C GreatorexMiss B GreenMrs B GreenMr V E Green

Miss S M Grey

Mrs N GrohsMr P J H GrovesMiss G M GullyMrs M J Habgood

Miss L HaighMrs R M HallettMr L H S HallingMrs D J HamiltonMr D HampsonMr P HampsonMr T A Hampson

Miss F R HareMr J P HaresMiss E A HarringtonMr D V HarrisMr A D HarveyMrs J HayMrs V C Hayes

Miss M Hayhurst

Mr B W HeadleyMr P C HealyMrs J Hearn Miss V HeathMrs A V HerbertMrs B HerbertMr N P HeronMiss D P Hervey

Mr N J Hibdige Mr M D Hill Miss V E HillMr B A T HoldenMrs E D HolladayMrs I M Holland

Miss H M HolmesMr W Holmes

Mr V HoodMiss J M Horsfall Miss B J Horton

Mrs B E Houghton

Mr J H Hughes

Miss J B HumphreysMr B T Huntley Miss S Hurst Miss L E HurterMrs G D HutchingsMiss I G HyndSir J R Ibbs

Mr S InghamMr J E S Innes

Mrs M E JamesMr P W JamesMrs C H JarvisMrs B Jebb

Mrs W D JervisMr A S JohnsonMiss B A JohnsonMr D G JohnsonDr E H Johnson


Legacies

Mr S D JohnsonMiss L R JohnstoneMiss D E JonesMiss E JonesMrs E M Jones

Mr G Langhorne Miss E M Langridge Mr D Laughton

Mrs M LeapmanMrs B M LeatherlandMiss E M LedgerMrs E G LeeMr G E LeechMrs M E LeemingMrs A LeesMrs H H C Lenz

Mr D T LittleMr S H LloydMiss M J A Lloyd-Davies

Mrs G M LovedayMr E J Lovegrove

Miss J Lucas

Mr J E H Lunnon

Mrs M M M MacleodMrs B MacleseMr J D MalamMr A A Mallett

Miss M S MarshMr T MarshMiss P N G MarslandMiss E J MartinMr P J MartinMrs R M MartinMrs I G E MasonMr J R Matheson

Mrs M W MatznerMr C F MayMr T McCambridgeMiss C I McFadzeanMr D McGrath

Mrs I McLean

Miss P A MelbournMiss J MeldrumMrs S R MelvilleMr G Mercer

Mrs B MintonMr A J MitchellMrs J MitchellDr R G MitchellMiss V A D MitchellMiss A L MooreMrs J M MordauntMiss E M Morris

Mr J M Moss

Mr R F S MusgraveMrs B W Nash

Mr I E Nicholas

Dr P E O'Connell Mr C O'NeilMr J S Oexle Mr M D Oldman

Mrs E D L Osgood

Miss Y G M Oudraad

84 Year on record

Legacies

Miss S M Palmer

Mr E A ParsonsMr M PaulMrs D G Pearce Mr G Pearson Mrs F E Peever Mrs B L Pepper Miss J H A Perham

Mrs M B PerryMr J Phillips

Miss E M PiercyMiss E M Pirrie Miss B R Pitts Mrs M Plant

Mr D PooleMrs M PooleMiss M A Pope Mr H I Porter

Mr B T Pratt Mrs C PriceMiss I M Price

Mrs P D J PriceMiss S PriceMiss F O L Primrose Mr J E Prince Mrs S M Pugh Miss C Pyle

Mrs N E RadfordMiss S Raval

Mr C T Ray Miss M V Rayner Mr G E ReadMiss G M Read Mr A J ReidMrs N Rice Mrs F M RichardsMrs J M RichardsonMrs H M Richmond

Miss D F Roberson Mr D H Roberts Mrs S V RobertsMr J C Robinson Mr J Roburn

Mr D Rose Mr W D Ross

Mr I A Royston

Lt Col J E N RyanMiss B E SabeyMrs V L M SaleMiss M G Samson

Mr E A Satchell

Mr N Scanes

Mrs P B Schorr Miss H M SchroderMrs B ScottMrs M Scott

Mr P W SettenMiss J Shane Dr O P Sharp

Mr P E Sheppard Mr J Shepperson Mr C Short Miss M Shrimpton Miss J B Shurmer MBE Mr D W Simpson Mr C M Sivyer

Mr A G SmithMr B Smith Miss C J Smith Mrs E M Smith Mr G H Smith Mrs J M M Smith Mr J R SmithMrs N W Smith Mr W R SmithMr D R Snart Mrs E A Southgate Mr F A Sparshott Mrs P Spence Mr D Staite Miss A C E Staniforth


Legacies

Mr C A SteelMrs M B Stephens Mrs J Stevens

Miss D J Stirland Mrs A L Stone

Mrs M Street Mr A H Stroud Mrs G B Sturgess

Mr P M A Sutton

Mr D A Tait Miss V B Tait Mrs A Taylor Mrs B A Taylor Miss G TaylorMiss J A Taylor Miss L M TaylorMiss W Taylor

Mr B M Thomas

Mrs M E Thomas Mr W E L Thomas Mr G B ThompsonMiss J Thorogood

Mrs M Todd

Miss M L TrahairMiss D E Troughton

Mr D G Valentine Mr M D Verity Mr G V VicaryMr H T Viner Mrs C Virgoe

Mrs E F WaddellMrs J M Waites

Mrs D D WalmsleyMrs P Walton Mr M E Wandless

Mr A E WardMiss E M Ward Mrs J S Ward

Miss J E Waters

Miss V B WatsonMiss M C WattMr W H Watt Mrs M WebbMrs J Webster Mr A Wells Mr D J R Whaley Mr S G Wheeldon Miss B J White Mr J Whitehead

Miss O M Whyte

Mr A L WilliamsMrs C E WilliamsMrs D B Williams Mr P M Williams Mr T J Williams Mrs J E Wills Miss C WilsonMrs J WilsonMrs M W Wing

Mrs F Wise Miss D L Wiseman Mrs I N Wolstenholme Mrs B E Wood

Mr J M Woods Miss P R Woollard

Miss B A Wright Miss E G Wright Mr G E H Wright Miss J M WrightMr R J S Wright Mr J G Wyatt Mr M J Wyatt

Mrs R E Youll

Mr G W YoungMiss S C Young Dr S E J Young AnonymousAnonymous

86 Year on record

Legacies

Mr H B AmbroseMr D C Arbon MBE

Mrs R Bacon

Mr D C Bailey

Mrs E BambridgeMrs S J Banton

Mrs J BarterProf B A BartonMr D E BartonMiss M G BatesMrs M R M BaxterMrs M N A BaylissMr J F BellMr J M BerryMr P R BethellMrs M W BevanDr R O BishopMiss J M Bissett

Mr R J BogueMrs I W Boon

Mr C J Bromage

Mrs B M BunnMiss M BurgumMrs J BurnsMr J A CastellMr G ChambersMiss F M Clamp

Mrs J CoatesMrs B E CollingeMrs A C Colvile

Mrs I N Cooper

Mrs L B Cox

Mrs V Cruse

Mr N J de OrfeMr J R DeanMr D J Dodd

Miss N L EdenMrs E EmeryMr D G FadeMiss L B P FeatherstoneMrs C W FelthamMr D G J FelthamMrs M FrithMrs V M GarrettMiss D A Garton MBE

Mr C H G Gilbert

Mr R C GillsonMrs J M GlibberyMr D GoodallMr W E GouldMr B G GreenMrs D Y GreenMr J R N Greer

Miss E J HabgoodMiss Q E HallMrs I HarmerMr R E HarrisMr J HarrisonMr S N HartMrs V A HartMiss J R HaslamMr P J Hatton

Mrs A D HemensleyMr H A HeppinstallMiss M J Hibbert

Mr G B G Hildon

Mrs B HollidaySister M HornMr L G Horne

Mr J W JessopMiss J M Johnson


Legacies

Miss N A M Jonas

Mrs M JonesMrs S H Jones

Mrs J C LaslettMrs J M LloydMs A J MangoldMiss J M ManisonMrs J N MarshallMrs P I Mathers

Miss S B McCallaMrs S H Miller

Mrs M MorrisMr E Mountain

Mr P J Norton

Mrs I M Osmond

Mr D R S Paine

Miss B A ParrottMiss J C ParryMrs D PearceMrs R D PlumptonMrs L A PriceMrs C M PyeMiss J W RaperMr J S ReeveMiss E A ReevesMiss A B H RennieMr P J RichardsonMr G P RiddellMiss N RobinsonMiss A P RobothamMiss H M RogersMrs D M RyderMrs J M SadlerMrs M SargentMr P D SealMrs P J SealeMr D J SharplesMr B SheppardMrs D W Shorter

Mrs H L SillsDr O H Simms

Mrs H E SlaughterMiss E SmithMrs E P E SmithMr R A Smith

Miss E M Starling

Mr O V StobartMrs S M M Sumner

Mrs J D M Tandy

Mr V J TaylorMr T M TelfordMr W Temple

Mrs D M ThompsonMrs H ToveyMr J G TrimmerMiss P J Tytherleigh

Mr D VinceMiss E M Wadham

Mr B G WallerMrs M P Wallis

Lady E A WarrenMrs S R WarringMrs I M G WatermanMrs A S Waters

Mr W H Way

Miss S WeirMr J N T WhiteMr E WhitehouseMr C F Wildgoose

Miss B R WilliamsMrs C S WilsonMrs D S M WilsonMrs G R Wiltshire

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NT Annual Report 2014-15 · National Trust Annual Report 2014/15 Contents 1 Contents Message from the Chairman and Director-General Board of Trustees’ report for 2014/15 Highlights