THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1060908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

By making grants to organisations the charity helps the general public by promoting general charitable purposes and religious activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£143k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,174 as of 5 April 2025, following a net payment deficit of £14,481 for the year. The trustees consider the current state of finances to be satisfactory despite the decrease in cash balances from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations

“Income Receipts Donations - 143,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALISON JANE BUCHANAN · trustee of 1 other charity
GEOFFREY MAURICE BUCHANAN · trustee of 2 other charities
MIRIAM ELIZABETH BUCHANAN
REBECCA LUCY BUCHANAN
WILLIAM EDWIN BUCHANAN

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£143k	£158k
05/04/2024	£126k	£121k
05/04/2023	£120k	£121k
05/04/2022	£120k	£116k
05/04/2021	£124k	£117k

Common questions

Is THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,174 as of 5 April 2025, following a net payment deficit of £14,481 for the year. The trustees consider the current state of finances to be satisfactory despite the decrease in cash balances from the previous year. Its FY2025 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
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£375k
THE PG & NJ BOULTON TRUST LIMITED	1	£128k
THE HARGRAVE FOUNDATION	1	£80k
THE Y B CHARITY	1	£75k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£75k
THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£60k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	1	£55k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRANK LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST.

FRANK LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST income £696k
THE RAINFORD TRUST income £313k
NEW ORFORD TOWN TRUST income £269k
GRAND CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE ORDER OF WOMEN FREEMASONS income £107k
LONGCROFT CHURCH income £219k
DOLLOND CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRANK LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£696k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RAINFORD TRUST FY2024	£313k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW ORFORD TOWN TRUST FY2025	£269k	—	above	—	no doubt
GRAND CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE ORDER OF WOMEN FREEMASONS FY2025	£107k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONGCROFT CHURCH FY2025	£219k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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