We are a small charity caring for a big and wonderful Mansion with a huge conservation bill.
To restore Woodchester Mansion to its condition when William Leigh died in 1873 we need at least £5m.
We effectively have a two-branched approach to our finances.
First, public open days, events and other operations contribute revenue from ticket sales, hire fees and small donations etc. This income covers staff costs, electricity, insurance, routine non-heritage building maintenance and other operating expenses. We aim for this part of the business to be self-financing.
Second, with a conservation bill in the region of £5m, we depend on grants for all heritage work on restoration of the Mansion. However, most grant givers, as well as expecting the public to be able to access the historic Mansion, require recipients to provide matched funding for grants. Typically, this is about 10-20% of the grant requested. We need further donations to cover this, as, given the size of the sums involved, providing match funding from operating surpluses is not feasible.
Hence we welcome all donations, large and small, they go towards keeping our plans for conservation of the unique building on track.
We now have an online donation option with People’s Fundraising.
