THE AUCKLAND PROJECT

Active
Company number 07931440Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2012

Key figures

£74,004,889-11.5%
Net assets 2024/25
-11.5%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
025 m50 m75 m100 m2023/242024/25

† THE AUCKLAND PROJECT filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 91030

Where the company stands among the 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030 (Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions).

Turnover£3,730,545
Higher than 74% · median £1,108,264 among 72 that publish turnover
Net assets£74,004,889
Higher than 99% · median £45,625
Total assets£75,679,861
Higher than 97% · median £104,951
Cash£9,209,722
Higher than 98% · median £54,779
Employees150
Higher than 99% · median 0
Company age14.8 years
Younger than 64% · median 19.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION£826.1m
  2. MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED£130.2m
  3. THE HMS VICTORY PRESERVATION COMPANY£74m
  4. THE AUCKLAND PROJECT£74m
  5. NMRN OPERATIONS£48.6m
  6. THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST£42.9m
  7. TRENTHAM LEISURE LTD.£38.6m
  8. CHATSWORTH HOUSE TRUST£37m
  9. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE)£28.5m
  10. BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION£28.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 758. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE AUCKLAND PROJECT

What kind of company is it?

THE AUCKLAND PROJECT is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 07931440. It was incorporated on 1 Feb 2012. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bishop auckland (DL14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £3,730,545. Net assets were £74,004,889, down 11.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £9,209,722. Total assets were £75,679,861 and total liabilities £1,674,972. The company had an average of 150 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030: By turnover it ranks higher than 74% of the 72 that publish turnover (median £1,108,264). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £45,625). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £104,951). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £54,779). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 0). It is younger than 64% of them (median age 19.9 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £219.2k, from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1146219) with a latest reported income of £14.5m. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly beverages and spirits. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly art and antiques.

Who runs and controls the company?

1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover14,076,9193,730,545
Cash at bank and in hand13,529,2259,209,722
Total assets85,775,16775,679,861
Total liabilities2,155,1451,674,972
Net assets / total equity83,620,02274,004,889
Average number of employees150150

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

4 grants

THE AUCKLAND PROJECT is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2020, together worth £219.2k.

Grants
  1. 65-66, Forebondgate (Bar Mondo)Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,264 · ALB - Historic England - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk - f/y 22/23
  2. Bishop Auckland HAZ: 65-66, Forebondgate (Bar Mondo)Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £19,714 · ALB - Historic England - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk - f/y 21/22
  3. Castle Curtilage Project, Bishop Auckland, County DurhamDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £89,927 · ALB - Historic England - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk - f/y 21/22
  4. ALB-HISTORIC ENGLAND - Castle Curtilage Project, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL14 7NRDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £106,322 · ALB - Historic England - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk - f/y 20/21

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1146219
Registered with the Charity Commission
2 Mar 2012
Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
£14.5m
Spending
£15.7m

Running the Castle: managing the Castle, gardens and parkland - opening to the public.Enhancing the Castle: interpreting existing rooms and paintings, creating new temporary exhibitions,turning the Castle, medieval walled garden and historic parkland into a major heritage attraction, together with…

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Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: beverages and spirits.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: art and antiques.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £3.7m, net assets £74m, 150 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £14.1m, net assets £83.6m, 150 employees
  3. Name changed to THE AUCKLAND PROJECTPreviously THE AUCKLAND CASTLE TRUST
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.