LAWRENCE CLOISTERS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1184902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The preservation, restoration, maintenance, repair and improvement of the Cloisters, a grade II* listed building on the 'At Risk' register of Historic England, situated in Barrington Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. The provision and assisting in the provision of tours and educational events.

Objects

TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, MAINTAIN, AND ENHANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE THE CLOISTERS, A GRADE II LISTED BUILDING, SITUATED IN BARRINGTON ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG6 3TH. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE OF THE CLOISTERS BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.

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 accounts state that the company reported a loss for the financial year of £79,982 (2024: £22,344), driven by an extraordinary charge of £57,456. Per the balance sheet, net assets decreased to £101,483 from £181,464 in the prior year, while the company held £258,595 in cash at bank and in hand.

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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Allison Deborah Lane
• James Robert Davis
• Kavaljit Kaur Dev · trustee of 3 other charities
• Paramjit Singh Dev · trustee of 2 other charities
• Thomas Keith Golds
• judith lindsey gower · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

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Government & lottery funding

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