LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT

Registered charity 1110072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LGCCG

To manage and maintain Mrs Howard Memorial Hall, the first community building in Letchworth Garden City. This includes to rent out the property for hire, repair the property and hire staff to manage the property. In addition the charity will run projects from the premises with the aim to provide for the community of Letchworth Garden City and its inhabitants.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.2. TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY HALL, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.3. TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £309,216, significantly exceeding the charity's stated policy target of £40,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £36,278 for the year, indicating positive operational performance. The trustees confirmed that resources are sufficient to cover normal operating risks and maintain stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN HARVEY KING · trustee of 2 other charities
• Kathleen Shirley Lake

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• THE LETCHWORTH CIVIC TRUST income £129k
• VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND income £197k
• SHAFTESBURY TRINITY CENTRE TRUST income £103k
• BROMLEY HOUSE LIBRARY income £505k
• BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND income £143k
• THE SOLOMON BROWNE MEMORIAL HALL ASSOCIATION income £143k

Side by side with its peers

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