LODGE HILL TRUST

Registered charity 1071041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LODGE HILL TRUST LIMITED

Lodge Hill is a short stay residential / activity centre. The aim and purpose of Lodge Hill is to ensure that young people from a variety of backgrounds and with a range of needs enjoy the educational benefits and physical challenges available at the Centre.

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Latest income
£741k
Latest spending
£836k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £785,226 for the year, resulting in a deficit in its general unrestricted funds. However, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by significant designated reserves and a recent land sale.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 2
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2024 No. In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1 In the band £70,001 - £80,000 1 — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3-6 months running costs (held: £1.9m)
Following the receipt of the land sale funds, the Trustees plan to be able to cover 3-6 months running costs of the centre.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust owns the issued share capital of Lodge Hill Services Limited. This company is dormant and has not traded during the current financial year.
The Trust owns the issued share capital of Lodge Hill Services Limited. This company is dormant and has not traded during the current financial year. — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £16.0m
The valuation therefore revealed a shortfall of assets compared with the value of liabilities of £16 million, equivalent to a funding level of 97%. — page 37
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lodge Hill Services Limited
The Trust owns the issued share capital of Lodge Hill Services Limited. This company is dormant and has not traded during the current financial year. — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£741k
Total spending
£836k
Reserves (reported)
£97k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£741k£836k
31/12/2024£594k£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.4m£802k
31/12/2022£712k£755k
31/12/2021£642k£628k

Common questions

Is LODGE HILL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £785,226 for the year, resulting in a deficit in its general unrestricted funds. However, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by significant designated reserves and a recent land sale. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/10/2005£50kComputers in the Countryside
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2004£100kRebuilding of the Main Meeting Hall

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOLLY LODGE CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LODGE HILL TRUST£741k2unclearno doubt
HOLLY LODGE CENTRE FY2026£152k0unclearno doubt
SOLIHULL LODGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£110k0aboveno doubt
THE LODGE TRUST CIO FY2025£2.4mUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
WHITE LODGE CENTRE FY2025£3.3munclearno doubt
PARK LODGE PROJECT FY2025£2.4m0belowno doubt

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