BEDFONT LAKES TRUST FUND

Registered charity 1053137 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Manage the trust fund on behalf of Hounslow Council for the benefit of Bedfont Lakes Country Park

Objects

PROMOTING PUBLIC RECREATION AND EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES FOR THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE LAND AS OPEN SPACE LAND FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME USE BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND FOR THEIR EDUCATION ENJOYMENT AND BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW AND ADJOINING BOROUGHS

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

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Latest income
£238k
Latest spending
£260k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust Fund holds total net assets of £6,012,575, comprising £4,181,874 in unrestricted funds and £1,830,701 in restricted funds. The trustees consider the assets adequate to generate sufficient investment income to cover the annual maintenance costs of the country park, noting that the fund generated a net loss of £22,092 from operations before investment movements. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: investment Income (70% of income)
“Income from: investment Income 165,757 72,182 237,939”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: generate sufficient income to fund the annual maintenance of the park (held: £4.2m)
“The Trustees aim to manage the Trust Fund so that it generates sufficient income to fund the annual maintenance of the park. For the immediate future, the assets of the Trust Fund are considered adequate for this purpose.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management and maintenance services provided by Lampton Greenspace 360 Limited, a subsidiary of the trustee.
“The management and maintenance of the Park was carried out by Lampton Greenspace 360 Limited and costs were recharged to the Charity.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lampton Greenspace 360 Limited
“The management and maintenance of the Park was carried out by Lampton Greenspace 360 Limited and costs were recharged to the Charity.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Clemence Hoar Cummings. Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hounslow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£238k£260k
31/03/2024£238k£244k
31/03/2023£283k£226k
31/03/2022£194k£238k
31/03/2021£178k£242k

Common questions

Is BEDFONT LAKES TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust Fund holds total net assets of £6,012,575, comprising £4,181,874 in unrestricted funds and £1,830,701 in restricted funds. The trustees consider the assets adequate to generate sufficient investment income to cover the annual maintenance costs of the country park, noting that the fund generated a net loss of £22,092 from operations before investment movements. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Clemence Hoar Cummings.