LICHFIELD WATERWORKS TRUST

Registered charity 1160873 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and preserve for the benefit of the public the Grade2* listed nineteenth century Sandfields Pumping Station and unique 1873 Cornish Beam Engine, Chesterfield Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE GRADE II* LISTED NINETEENTH CENTURY SANDFIELDS PUMPING STATION COMPLEX AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO FACILITATE ITS SAFETY, CONSERVATION, SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE UNIQUE 1873 CORNISH BEAM ENGINE AND OTHER FIXTURES AND FITTINGS SITUATED AT SANDFIELDS PUMPING STATION, CHESTERFIELD ROAD, LICHFIELD .TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO THE COMPLEX FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND PROTECTION OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT.

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 Lichfield Waterworks Trust reported total income of £47,571 and expenditure of £13,572 for the period ending 31 March 2025. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,000, which it states is sufficient to cover operational costs. The accounts do not disclose any independent audit or examiner report.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lichfield Waterworks Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lichfield City Council — “Our Sponsors Lichfield City Council” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Cross · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr David Anthony Dimeloe
• Katy Shore-Kapsis
• Philip Bowers C.Eng
• ROBIN GEOFFREY TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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