THE LANGHORNE COMPANY

Registered charity 1094183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the religious and other charitable work of the Congregation

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Latest income

£156k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £258,679, which the Trustees consider satisfactory as it represents just under five years' operating expenditure within their planned range of two to five years. The charity reported a net surplus of £47,851 for the year, funded primarily by investment income, with no fundraising activities undertaken. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two to five years of operating expenditure (held: £259k)

“The General Fund reserves which stood at £258,679 at the year-end represents just under five years’ operating expenditure which the Trustees consider to be satisfactory, as it is within the planned range of two to five years.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The trustees of the charity are also members of the Order and as such have taken vows of poverty under which they have renounced all personal rights to income and capital. The charity provides for the essential needs of all members of the congregation. The living costs of the trustees are therefore borne by the charity and there are no balances outstanding with any related parties at the Balance sheet date (2023: None). The Trustees do not receive any remuneration from the Charity, but are considered to be the key management personnel. There were no other related party transactions in either year.

“The trustees of the charity are also members of the Order and as such have taken vows of poverty under which they have renounced all personal rights to income and capital. The charity provides for the essential needs of all members of the congregation. The living costs of the trustees are therefore borne by the charity and there are no balances outstanding with any related parties at the Balance sheet date (2023: None). The Trustees do not receive any remuneration from the Charity, but are considered to be the key management personnel. There were no other related party transactions in either year.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

SISTER JACQUELINE DIANA BRAINchair
SISTER COLETTE COUILLAUD
Sister Ana Matilde Prieto
Sister Anne Marie BELIER
Sister Maria Elena Oliveira Carrera
Sister Ursula HUBER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£156k	£108k
31/12/2023	£115k	£111k
31/12/2022	£138k	£104k
31/12/2021	£140k	£94k
31/12/2020	£106k	£94k

Common questions

Is THE LANGHORNE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £258,679, which the Trustees consider satisfactory as it represents just under five years' operating expenditure within their planned range of two to five years. The charity reported a net surplus of £47,851 for the year, funded primarily by investment income, with no fundraising activities undertaken. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 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 JD FOUNDATION	1	£561k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW income £303k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH income £173k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, RUDGWICK income £269k
UNION OF WELSH INDEPENDENTS INCORPORATED income £674k
1692 income £462k
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS income £295k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LANGHORNE COMPANY	£156k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW FY2024	£303k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH FY2023	£173k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, RUDGWICK FY2024	£269k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNION OF WELSH INDEPENDENTS INCORPORATED FY2024	£674k	—	above	—	no doubt
1692 FY2025	£462k	—	within	—	no doubt

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