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.

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Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

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

Reserves policy: £40,000 (held: £309k)

“The policy of the charity is to maintain unrestricted reserves at £40,000 which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£163k	£127k
31/07/2024	£125k	£129k
31/07/2023	£164k	£114k
31/07/2022	£111k	£71k
31/07/2021	£63k	£59k

Common questions

Is LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 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 LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	1	£2k

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

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PROJECT	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LETCHWORTH CIVIC TRUST FY2025	£129k	—	above	—	no doubt
VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S MEMORIAL HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FY2025	£197k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHAFTESBURY TRINITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROMLEY HOUSE LIBRARY FY2025	£505k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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