THE LIVESEY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1158110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trusts objects and principal activities are to hold the capital and income of the trust fund upon trust to apply the income, and all or such part or parts of the capital, at such time or times and in such manner to, or for the promotion of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £1,708,343 at year-end, with the majority held as social investment property. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £77,092, driven by donations and investment income exceeding charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted that reserves are reviewed annually to meet working capital needs.

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 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID CHRISTOPHER LIVESEYchair
• DIANA CONN
• HAZEL MARGARET LIVESEY

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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