THOMAS LILLEY MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1039529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust's activities are of general charitable purposes. The Trust does not fundraise and it's income is entirely reliant upon the returns from it's investment portfolio.

Objects

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Warrington, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£70k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,177,044 at the year end, supported by a rise in the investment portfolio's market value. The charity reported a net income for the year of £108,442 after charitable donations of £50,200 and administration expenses. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: create sufficient income and capital growth to enable the charity to carry out its purposes consistently, year by year, with due and proper consideration for future needs and the maintenance of, and if possible, the enhancement of, the value of the invested funds, while they are retained. (reserves figure: £1.2m)

“The Trustees’ policy is to create sufficient income and capital growth to enable the charity to carry out its purposes consistently, year by year, with due and proper consideration for future needs and the maintenance of, and if possible, the enhancement of, the value of the invested funds, while they are retained.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN FENWICK LUKE · trustee of 1 other charity
Melissa Charlotte Lilley
Roger Jolyon Fenwick Luke

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£37k	£70k
05/04/2025	£38k	£66k
05/04/2024	£39k	£48k
05/04/2023	£34k	£47k
05/04/2022	£30k	£41k

Common questions

Is THOMAS LILLEY MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,177,044 at the year end, supported by a rise in the investment portfolio's market value. The charity reported a net income for the year of £108,442 after charitable donations of £50,200 and administration expenses. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SONGDALE LIMITED	1	£8k
SUICIDE & CO	1	£5k
CLASSICS FOR ALL	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIONEL WIGRAM MEMORIAL TRUST.

THE LIONEL WIGRAM MEMORIAL TRUST income £101k
THE RIMMER MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £94k
THE I S A CHARITY income £52k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £492k
THE RISHY CHARITABLE TRUST income £150k
THE LORD COCKFIELD MEMORIAL TRUST income £171k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THOMAS LILLEY MEMORIAL TRUST	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIONEL WIGRAM MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RIMMER MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£94k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE I S A CHARITY FY2026	£52k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£492k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RISHY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.