THE LONGVILLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1193263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

Objects

AS PER OBJECTS IN DEED STANDARD OBJECTS ARE :THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITIES OR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (OBJECTS) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£264k
Latest spending
£211k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £766,733 from £931,894 in the prior year, driven by significant grant-making of £200,000. Free reserves stood at £94,247, which the trustees note they do not consider it necessary to maintain at any significant level given the availability of expendable endowment funds. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £165,161, largely due to the transfer of £218,461 from endowment to unrestricted funds.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no significant free reserves (held: £94k)
“Given the availability of the expendable endowment fund the trustees do not consider that the charity needs to maintain any significant free reserves although they recognise that such reserves will arise from time to time.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Limited, the corporate trustee, charged £9,407 for administration services, with £2,132 accrued at the balance sheet date. These fees are authorised under section 6 of the trust deed.
“During the year under review Ludlow Trust Company Limited, the corporate trustee, charged £9,407 (2025: £9,573) for administration services, with £2,132 (2025: £2,619 ) accrued at the balance sheet date. These fees are authorised under section 6 of the trust deed.” — page 12
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 08/01/2026

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 08/01/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 08/01/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 08/01/2024 (received 11/11/2024, 3 days after the 08/11/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
08/01/2026£264k£211k
08/01/2025£58k£30k
08/01/2024£28k£48k
08/01/2023£19k£19k
08/01/2022£12k£20k

Common questions

Is THE LONGVILLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased to £766,733 from £931,894 in the prior year, driven by significant grant-making of £200,000. Free reserves stood at £94,247, which the trustees note they do not consider it necessary to maintain at any significant level given the availability of expendable endowment funds. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £165,161, largely due to the transfer of £218,461 from endowment to unrestricted funds. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LONGVILLE FOUNDATION£264k—0above—no doubt
THE LINDLEY FOUNDATION FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
2104 CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£15k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MCGILVRAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2026£52k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN WEILER FOUNDATION FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
PHILIP AND GRANVILLE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£7k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.