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LORICA TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1066891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST CLAYTON FARM TRUST, LORICA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, LORICA FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT, LORICA LEARNING DISABILITIES, LORICA ST PATRICK'S, ST PATRICK'S TRUST

During the year 2014/15 the Trust's primary focus was the continued development of East Clayton Farm - accommodation and farm for people and families affected by disabilities and homelessness (including poverty and social exclusion).

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£899k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £224,432 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £1,123,193. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £736,948, which is above the stated policy target of £200,000 to £250,000. The trustees confirmed the charity is able to continue as a going concern for at least 42 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income)
“Total income 229,468 827,826 65,899 1,123,193 856,601” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: None of the trustees received remuneration. One trustee made donations to the charity. One trustee and one KMP were reimbursed expenses. Payments were made to a trustee's close family member for maintenance works and a KMP's husband's company for services.
“None of the Trustees received any remuneration from the charity.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity engaged Wild By Nature, a company under which a member of key management personnel’s husband trades, to provide Internal Verification services... Total fees paid to this entity during the year amounted to £31,495
“The charity engaged Wild By Nature, a company under which a member of key management personnel’s husband trades, to provide Internal Verification services for the ECF Qualification Centre and ECF Maintenance Services for the year. Total fees paid to this entity during the year amounted to £31,495 (2024: £Nil).” — page 23
“One trustee made donations totalling £2,340 to the charity for Stewardship services (2024: £Nil);” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One trustee made donations totalling £2,340 to the charity for Stewardship services
“The charity engaged Wild By Nature, a company under which a member of key management personnel’s husband trades, to provide Internal Verification services for the ECF Qualification Centre and ECF Maintenance Services for the year. Total fees paid to this entity during the year amounted to £31,495 (2024: £Nil).” — page 23
“One trustee made donations totalling £2,340 to the charity for Stewardship services (2024: £Nil);” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid £2,252 to a close family member of a serving trustee for maintenance and repair works
“The charity engaged Wild By Nature, a company under which a member of key management personnel’s husband trades, to provide Internal Verification services for the ECF Qualification Centre and ECF Maintenance Services for the year. Total fees paid to this entity during the year amounted to £31,495 (2024: £Nil).” — page 23
“One trustee made donations totalling £2,340 to the charity for Stewardship services (2024: £Nil);” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One trustee and one member of key management personnel were reimbursed expenses totalling £1,496
“The charity engaged Wild By Nature, a company under which a member of key management personnel’s husband trades, to provide Internal Verification services for the ECF Qualification Centre and ECF Maintenance Services for the year. Total fees paid to this entity during the year amounted to £31,495 (2024: £Nil).” — page 23
“One trustee made donations totalling £2,340 to the charity for Stewardship services (2024: £Nil);” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lorica Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£899k
Reserves (reported)
£179k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£899k
31/03/2024£857k£758k
31/03/2023£641k£590k
31/03/2022£565k£472k
31/03/2021£522k£247k

Common questions

Is LORICA TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £224,432 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £1,123,193. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £736,948, which is above the stated policy target of £200,000 to £250,000. The trustees confirmed the charity is able to continue as a going concern for at least 42 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds LORICA TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LORICA TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£109k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LORICA TRUST LIMITED£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£9.8m——unclear—no doubt
LIBURY HALL FY2025£2.2m£60,000 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Thomas Waley-Cohen Charitable Trust FY2025£284k—0unclear—no doubt
MARSHA PHOENIX MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£892k—0unclear—no doubt
SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£281k—0unclear—noted

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