LAKELAND HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 1175184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAKELAND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED, THE LAKELAND HOUSING TRUST

The provision of rented homes for local people who cannot afford to buy or long-term rent accommodation at current market rates.

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Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£211k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £575,386 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £6,673,984. The trustees note that free reserves at year-end were £65,391, which is below the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure, though they intend to rebuild reserves following property investments. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Stables Thompson & Briscoe. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£211k

Cost of raising funds

£10k

Reserves (reported)

£871k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~49.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/08/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Christopher Thomas Stafford Battenchair
CHARLES ROBERT ANDREW FLANAGAN
Claire McKeever
DOREEN ANNE HALL · trustee of 1 other charity
Diana Ruth Matthews · trustee of 3 other charities
Helen Caldwell · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Roger Bonham · trustee of 1 other charity
JOHN HOLMES · trustee of 1 other charity
James Law
Marion Johnston
Stuart Eric Woodall
Susan Marjory Tomlinson
Yasmin Blamire

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.0m	£211k
31/12/2024	£1.2m	£325k
31/12/2023	£472k	£256k
31/12/2022	£756k	£181k
31/12/2021	£1.0m	£156k

Common questions

Is LAKELAND HOUSING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £575,386 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £6,673,984. The trustees note that free reserves at year-end were £65,391, which is below the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure, though they intend to rebuild reserves following property investments. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Stables Thompson & Briscoe.