LINGFIELD UNITED TRUST

Registered charity 1150971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides and maintains almshouses.Grant giving to cases for assistance

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £900 for the year ended 30 November 2024, resulting in a slight increase in total unrestricted funds from £523,064 to £523,964. The trustees' report indicates that the charity maintains sufficient reserves for the almshouses, which have an insurance value of £569,686, and distributes annual gifted income to the poor. The charity is exempt from audit under small companies regulations and underwent an independent examination with no matters coming to the examiner's attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves for adequate provision for the almshouses (held: £524k)
“It is the policy of the Trustees fo distribute fully the annual income of the Charity whilst retaining sufficient reserves for adequate provision for the almshouses” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Clerk's honorarium and expenses paid to A. Baker
“The clerk honorarium payments in the year was £1,000 (2023: £2,000). Expenses totalling £482 (2023: £450 to A. Baker) were repaid to A. Baker in the year.” — page 14
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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£26k£21k
30/11/2024£27k£26k
30/11/2023£40k£44k
30/11/2022£23k£3k
30/11/2021£30k£25k

Common questions

Is LINGFIELD UNITED TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £900 for the year ended 30 November 2024, resulting in a slight increase in total unrestricted funds from £523,064 to £523,964. The trustees' report indicates that the charity maintains sufficient reserves for the almshouses, which have an insurance value of £569,686, and distributes annual gifted income to the poor. The charity is exempt from audit under small companies regulations and underwent an independent examination with no matters coming to the examiner's attention. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.