THE LETHERHEAD INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1185057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEATHERHEAD INSTITUTE

The objects of the Institute building for the benefit of the local community in accordance with the wishes of the benefactor, Abraham Dixon, who presented the building (but provided no endowment) to the local community in 1892 for social, leisure and educational purposes.

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Latest income
£122k
Latest spending
£100k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £22,778 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £974,713. The trustees report that the charity has no free reserves apart from the building itself, as all surplus monies are committed to ongoing maintenance and restoration projects. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £975k; policy: no free reserves apart from the building itself)
The Charity has no free reserves apart from the building itself. All surplus monies are committed to ongoing maintenance and restoration projects on the Victorian building. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: WLA Architecture
P Harrison is a partner in this firm and also a trustee of the charity. He is responsible for a multitude of repair works for which he makes no charge to the charity. — page 19
J Hickey is a director in this company and also a trustee of the charity. During the year, the charity paid the company £Nil in respect of electrical repair and improvement works — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Buchanan & Curwen (Leatherhead) Limited
P Harrison is a partner in this firm and also a trustee of the charity. He is responsible for a multitude of repair works for which he makes no charge to the charity. — page 19
J Hickey is a director in this company and also a trustee of the charity. During the year, the charity paid the company £Nil in respect of electrical repair and improvement works — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£122k£100k
31/05/2024£113k£135k
31/05/2023£98k£112k
31/05/2022£97k£86k
31/05/2021£102k£95k

Common questions

Is THE LETHERHEAD INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £22,778 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £974,713. The trustees report that the charity has no free reserves apart from the building itself, as all surplus monies are committed to ongoing maintenance and restoration projects. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.