FRIENDS OF LOWTHER PAVILION

Registered charity 1151735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOLP

Friends of Lowther Pavilion hold many events during the year including dances, coffee mornings and a variety of entertainment, all of which raise money for the refurbishment of the theatre. We also provide Front of House helpers for all the professional and amateur shows which again saves the theatre the cost of paid staff.

Objects

TO FURTHER THE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE LOWTHER GARDENS, LYTHAM, REGISTERED CHARITY 1117054, BY THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR OF THE LOWTHER PAVILION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £13,874 to £11,027 during the year, as expenditure exceeded income by £2,847. The trustees' report notes that the charity maintains reserves at £2,000 to meet future administration costs, which is above the current unrestricted fund balance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adele Simmonds
• BERNARD DAVIS
• Bette Nichols
• CHRISTINE O'HARA
• DEBORAH ROWE
• Damian Gilkes
• JULIET LAWRENCE
• MICHAEL SAULT
• Philip Allen
• Stephen John Newman
• Stephen Morris

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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