THE LIN BERWICK TRUST

Registered charity 1083039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TLBT · also registered in Scotland as SC039659 (OSCR)

The Lin Berwick Trust Provides Purpose-Built, self-catering holiday accommodation for people with disabilities, their families and carers.

Objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE PHYSICALLY DISABLED PEOPLE PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION FOR SUCH DISABLED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR CARERS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Babergh, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£4k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £188,475 following a significant expenditure on charitable activities that exceeded incoming resources. The Trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, citing that current cash reserves and proposed annual grant-funding are sufficient to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 13. TRUSTEES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
“During the year the charitable company rented premises from another charity with some of the same Trustees. The rent was on a commercial basis and amounted to £2,244.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 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.

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 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2021

  • Government income: £47,432 — grants £47,432 (10); 17% of the £283,835 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 04/11/2022, 4 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£4k£35k
31/12/2024£28k£43k
31/12/2023£13k£232k
31/12/2022£3k£422k
31/12/2021£284k£108k

Common questions

Is THE LIN BERWICK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £188,475 following a significant expenditure on charitable activities that exceeded incoming resources. The Trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, citing that current cash reserves and proposed annual grant-funding are sufficient to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LIN BERWICK TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LIN BERWICK TRUST as a grant recipient include PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2015£2kNew Flooring at Denis Duncan House, Dirleton, East Lothian
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2014£7kRefurbishment, Berwick Cottage

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LIN BERWICK TRUST£4k—0unclear—no doubt
BENDRIGG TRUST FY2025£1.8m—0below—no doubt
SWINNERTON TRUST LIMITED FY2026£1000k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BEAMSLEY PROJECT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
MULTI-RACIAL TRUST FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OLIVER BORTHWICK MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£64k—0above—no doubt

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