THE LAMBETH TRUST

Registered charity 1145313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Lambeth Trust supports the work and mission of present and former Archbishops of Canterbury. Funds are expended for such personal initiatives of the current Archbishop and to support the ongoing ministry of former Archbishops. The current priorities are prayer and the renewal of the religious life; reconciliation; and evangelism.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£974k

Latest spending

£1.4m

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £4,316,171 from £4,875,532 in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £559,361 and an investment loss of £165,205. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,039,789, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's operational objectives. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“In the band £60,001 to £70,000 1 -” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employee whose employee benefits (Excluding employers pension cost) exceeded £60,000 was: In the band £60,001 to £70,000 1” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£974k

Total spending

£1.4m

Cost of raising funds

£99k

Reserves (reported)

£2.0m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~17.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/09/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ade Adebajochair
Lorraine McMillan
Marc Stacey
Scanes Bentley

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£974k	£1.4m
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£533k
31/03/2023	£1.6m	£2.3m
31/03/2022	£761k	£883k
31/03/2021	£751k	£867k

Common questions

Is THE LAMBETH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £4,316,171 from £4,875,532 in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £559,361 and an investment loss of £165,205. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,039,789, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's operational objectives. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE LAMBETH TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE LAMBETH TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LAMBETH TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, THE GRANT FOUNDATION, THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST, Stolkin Foundation, THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2023	£30k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2022	£25k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION	FY2023	£25k	Christian Symbol Monument
THE GRANT FOUNDATION	FY2022	£20k	Archbishop of Canterbury Projects
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k
Stolkin Foundation	FY2024	£6k	Further the religion and charitable work for Christian faith
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2024	£5k
Stolkin Foundation	FY2025	£5k	Further the religion and charitable work for Christian faith
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Supporting the the Archbishop of Canterbury’s strategic initiatives.
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Donation to SPEAR Brighton to support their work getting young disadvantaged adults in employment.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The Mercers' Company	04/07/2018	£30k	Grant to The Lambeth Trust

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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S EALING	1	£142k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S OF CANTERBURY, WHITTON	1	£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE LESS, WESTMINSTER	1	£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON	1	£28k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, FULWELL	1	£13k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN WITH ST. LUKE, PADDINGTON	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, NOTTING HILL	1	£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, MARGARET STREET, LONDON W1	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST FUND.

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST FUND income £430k
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND income £47.0m
LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESAN TRUST income £38.7m
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £202k
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL income £38.7m
EMMANUEL CHURCH CANTERBURY income £286k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LAMBETH TRUST	£974k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST FUND FY2025	£430k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND FY2025	£47.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESAN TRUST FY2024	£38.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024	£202k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FY2024	£38.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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