LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE CITY OF SANCTUARY CHARITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1181282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lancaster and Morecambe City of Sanctuary objects are the relief of poverty among Refugees and Asylum Seders living in Lancaster and Morecambe by providing them with grants, items and services.

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Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£22k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £4,660 in unrestricted funds at the end of the year, having incurred a net deficit of £8,212 against unrestricted income. The trustees report that the charity has no paid staff and does not rent office space, stating it therefore does not need to maintain any reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no reserves needed (held: £5k)
City of Sanctuary has no paid staff and does not rent office space. It therefore does not need to maintain any reserves. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lancaster and Morecambe City of Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£39k£22k
30/09/2024£13k£15k
30/09/2023£22k£20k
30/09/2022£22k£20k
30/09/2021£31k£26k

Common questions

Is LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE CITY OF SANCTUARY CHARITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £4,660 in unrestricted funds at the end of the year, having incurred a net deficit of £8,212 against unrestricted income. The trustees report that the charity has no paid staff and does not rent office space, stating it therefore does not need to maintain any reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£10kCity of Sanctuary ESOL classes