LYONSDOWN COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1165009 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to advance the Christian faith in the district of Lyonsdown and surrounding districts, through the provision of affordable accommodation in a Christian community, through the holding of Bible study meetings and other open events, through the running of affordable holidays in a Christian environment and through such other projects as the trustees may from time to time think fit

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN LYONSDOWN, IN THE DISTRICT OF NEW BARNET, IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION IN A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF BIBLE STUDY MEETINGS AND OTHER OPEN EVENTS, THROUGH THE RUNNING OF AFFORDABLE HOLIDAYS IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT AND THROUGH SUCH OTHER PROJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE LONDON AREA ON MATTERS RELATING TO OBJECT (1), THROUGH THE HOLDING OF VARIOUS EVENTS AND THE PUBLICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust operated at a net deficit of £25,742 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £10,219. This actual reserve level is significantly below the stated policy target of £75,000, which is calculated to cover six months of operating expenses. Despite the deficit, the trustees report that the Trust remains in a satisfactory state of solvency.

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 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Malcolm GOVEYchair
• PROF DEREK SPURGEON
• Silviya Dimitrova KAYRYAKOVA

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Lyonsdown Church Partnership.

• Lyonsdown Church Partnership income £630k
• THE LINCOLN DIOCESAN TRUST AND BOARD OF FINANCE LTD income £11.1m
• CLARENDON TRUST LIMITED income £2.4m
• LEEDS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST income £383k
• BETHESDA COMMUNITY CHARITABLE TRUST income £143k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LYONSDOWN income £139k

Side by side with its peers

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