LOCHLANDS TRUST

Registered charity 1116835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION MAY DEEM FIT.

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.

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Latest income
£70k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £2,923,139 to £2,601,792 due to a net expenditure of £321,237, driven by a significant unrealized loss on investments. The charity maintains a reserves policy primarily focused on maintaining investment capital to fund grants. Despite the drop in reserves, the entity remains solvent with unrestricted funds covering all liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the investment capital of the trust (held: £2.6m)
“The trustees wish primarily to maintain the investment capital of the trust and distribute the income generated by way of grants” — page 3
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£70k£104k
31/12/2024£69k£101k
31/12/2023£63k£92k
31/12/2022£52k£85k
31/12/2021£54k£95k

Common questions

Is LOCHLANDS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £2,923,139 to £2,601,792 due to a net expenditure of £321,237, driven by a significant unrealized loss on investments. The charity maintains a reserves policy primarily focused on maintaining investment capital to fund grants. Despite the drop in reserves, the entity remains solvent with unrestricted funds covering all liabilities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.