LORD CREWE'S CHARITY
Registered charity 1155101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £4,470,963, which is below the stated policy target of six months' outgoings (£500,000), representing approximately 55% of the minimum target. The charity holds total net assets of £54,404,219, with the majority held in endowment funds, and the Trustees confirm the charity continues on a sound financial footing.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services.
What the charity says about itself (2022)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The charity states that its counselling service had 90 referrals in 2022.
“The increase in referrals seen in 2021 has continued into 2022 with a total of 90 referrals for the year.”
The charity reports that the Bridge Project engaged with 29 projects and 42 clergy in the first eight months of 2022.
“During the first eight months of 2022 the Bridge Project has had significant engagement with 29 projects and 42 clergy, including 12 new contacts.”
The charity provided 12 grants to local community organisations for facility improvements in areas where it owns land.
“In areas where the Charity owns land, we provided 12 grants to local community organisations for improvements to community facilities.”
The charity's total charitable spend in 2022 was £1,461,814.
“Total Charitable Spend in 2022 £1,461,814”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Paul Chandler — Chair (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery Heritage Fund
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£898k
Reported reserves equal ~23.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland · Oxfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LORD CREWE'S CHARITY financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £4,470,963, which is below the stated policy target of six months' outgoings (£500,000), representing approximately 55% of the minimum target. The charity holds total net assets of £54,404,219, with the majority held in endowment funds, and the Trustees confirm the charity continues on a sound financial footing. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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