LOWTHER GARDENS, LYTHAM
Registered charity 1117054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOWHTER GARDENS, LYTHAM
To keep and maintain Lowther Gardens, Lytham as a public park or pleasure gardens.
Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash of £941,105, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover three months of running costs. However, the group reports a net current liability position of £84,241, primarily driven by significant investment in the Windmill Performance and Education Centre. Despite this liquidity pressure, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £941k)
“The unrestricted cash held at the 31 March 2025 was £941,105 from which the 3 months running costs can be covered.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales to subsidiary Lowther Gardens (Lytham) Management Ltd
“During the year, sales to Lowther Gardens (Lytham) Management Ltd totalled £24,000 (2024: £24,000) for rental charges.”
“During the year, group sales to Fylde Borough Council totalled £348,716 (2024: £7,547) and group purchases from Fylde Borough Council totalled £52,449 (2024: £43,767).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales to Fylde Borough Council (Trustee)
“During the year, sales to Lowther Gardens (Lytham) Management Ltd totalled £24,000 (2024: £24,000) for rental charges.”
“During the year, group sales to Fylde Borough Council totalled £348,716 (2024: £7,547) and group purchases from Fylde Borough Council totalled £52,449 (2024: £43,767).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from Pendle Productions (CEO/Former Trustee)
“During the year, sales to Lowther Gardens (Lytham) Management Ltd totalled £24,000 (2024: £24,000) for rental charges.”
“During the year, group sales to Fylde Borough Council totalled £348,716 (2024: £7,547) and group purchases from Fylde Borough Council totalled £52,449 (2024: £43,767).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lowther Gardens (Lytham) Management Limited
“The financial statements contain information about Lowther Gardens Lytham as an individual charity and the consolidated financial information as the parent of the group. The group consists of Lowther Gardens Lytham, the parent charity, and its wholly owned subsidiary Lowther Gardens (Lytham) Management Limited.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Rushtons. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£119k
Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DAVID FREDERICK ROWE
- FYLDE BOROUGH COUNCIL · trustee of 1 other charity
- Keith Anthony Hunter
- LEONIE JANE GOVAN
- Lyn Fenton
- ROSAMUND GILLIAN FIELDEN
- ROSEMARY THERESE WITHERS
- WENDY ANNE SWIFT · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LOWTHER GARDENS, LYTHAM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash of £941,105, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover three months of running costs. However, the group reports a net current liability position of £84,241, primarily driven by significant investment in the Windmill Performance and Education Centre. Despite this liquidity pressure, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rushtons.
Who funds LOWTHER GARDENS, LYTHAM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LOWTHER GARDENS, LYTHAM as a grant recipient include THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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