LOUTH NATURALISTS', ANTIQUARIAN AND LITERARY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1145436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOUTH NATURALISTS', ANTIQUARIAN AND LITERARY SOCIETY LIMITED

The Society operates Louth Museum, Lincolnshire open to the public during April to October, public lectures, talks and tours; research and publications.

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £12,515 for the year, reducing total funds from £628,985 to £616,470. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £120,448 are considered adequate working capital to maintain operations for the next 12 months. The charity holds a healthy bank balance of £79,797 and owns three properties, two of which are rented out to generate income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate working capital to enable the maintenance and opening of the museum for the next 12 months (held: £120k)
The trustees consider that the level of free reserves at at the 31 December 2024 amounting to £120,448 represents adequate working capital to enable the maintenance and opening of the museum for the next 12 months. — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£31k£43k
31/12/2023£33k£41k
31/12/2022£26k£37k
31/12/2021£41k£38k
31/12/2020£31k£39k

Common questions

Is LOUTH NATURALISTS', ANTIQUARIAN AND LITERARY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £12,515 for the year, reducing total funds from £628,985 to £616,470. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £120,448 are considered adequate working capital to maintain operations for the next 12 months. The charity holds a healthy bank balance of £79,797 and owns three properties, two of which are rented out to generate income. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/09/2008£10k"A Project By This Charity Based In Louth, Lincolnshire To Consult A Development Officer. This Consultant Will Facilitate Organisational Deve"
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2008£10kArts and Volunteer Development
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/04/2002£5k"This Society Promotes The Research Into The History And Antiquities, Natural History And Literature Of Louth And The Surrounding Area, Throu"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2002£435k"Louth Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/08/2000£5k"This group collects documents interprets and exhibits material relating to the history antiquities natural history and literature of Louth a"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/08/1999£4k"This group collects documents interprets and exhibits material relating to the history antiquities natural history and literature of Louth a"