Reece Family Trust

Registered charity 1139307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LGA FOUNDATION, SPRINGFIELD HOUSE (REECE) TRUST

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£494k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,573,636, with the trustees noting that general reserves are held at high levels to mitigate risks associated with investment market uncertainty. The charity employs no staff and has no fixed cost base, relying on investment income and donations to fund charitable grants.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no fixed cost base and employs no staff. Consequently it has no need to hold reserves to cover future costs. (held: £7.6m)
The Foundation has no fixed cost base and employs no staff. Consequently it has no need to hold reserves to cover future costs. — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Fees paid to trustees J Flynn (£11,493) and D Mackay (£26,284) for services related to grant assessment, administration, and woodland creation project costs.
During the year fees totalling £11,493 (2023: £16,116) were paid to J Flynn, trustee, for project costs associated with the woodland creation project and for services to the Foundation in relation to grant assessment and administration. During the year fees totalling £26,284 (2023: £24,414) were paid to D Mackay, trustee, for services to the Foundation in relation to grant assessment and administration. — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 17. Related party transactions
During the year fees totalling £11,493 (2023: £16,116) were paid to J Flynn, trustee, for project costs associated with the woodland creation project and for services to the Foundation in relation to grant assessment and administration. — page 24
During the year fees totalling £26,284 (2023: £24,414) were paid to D Mackay, trustee, for services to the Foundation in relation to grant assessment and administration. — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 17. Related party transactions
During the year fees totalling £11,493 (2023: £16,116) were paid to J Flynn, trustee, for project costs associated with the woodland creation project and for services to the Foundation in relation to grant assessment and administration. — page 24
During the year fees totalling £26,284 (2023: £24,414) were paid to D Mackay, trustee, for services to the Foundation in relation to grant assessment and administration. — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UNW LLP.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£494k
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reserves (reported)
£9.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~219.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Lancashire · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£2.0m£494k
05/04/2024£1.4m£414k
05/04/2023£147k£344k
05/04/2022£106k£188k
05/04/2021£1.3m£249k

Common questions

Is Reece Family Trust financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,573,636, with the trustees noting that general reserves are held at high levels to mitigate risks associated with investment market uncertainty. The charity employs no staff and has no fixed cost base, relying on investment income and donations to fund charitable grants. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by UNW LLP.

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE RASCHE FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£60k

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