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LANIER THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1195607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Primarily for the development and operation of the Lanier Theological Library and Learning Centre at Yarnton Manor, Oxfordshire.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.5m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,182,275 at year-end, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £3,830,046, largely driven by grants from the US Foundation, and confirmed adequate resources to continue operations on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Two people were paid between £60,000 - £70,000 in the year (2023 — one).” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“Two people were paid between £60,000 - £70,000 in the year (2023 — one).” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months (held: £6.2m)
“It was agreed that the Charity should maintain a reserve of three months, to be reviewed annually by the Trustees.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: LTEF Trading Limited
“The Charity has established a trading subsidiary LTEF Trading Limited, which in time will be used to carry out any non-charitable trading activities.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

LTEF TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The accounting reference period ending 30/11/2025 is extended so as at to end on 31/12/2025

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £1.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£5.5m
Total spending
£2.6m
Reserves (reported)
£9.2m
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~42.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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
31/12/2025£5.5m£2.6m
31/12/2024£6.3m£2.5m
31/12/2023£4.0m£2.1m
31/12/2022£20.4m£1.5m

Common questions

Is LANIER THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,182,275 at year-end, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £3,830,046, largely driven by grants from the US Foundation, and confirmed adequate resources to continue operations on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of LANIER THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE1£898k
THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT1£194k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED1£116k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED1£91k
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST1£72k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£50k
THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST1£37k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LANIER THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION£5.5m£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
LANCASTER, RIPLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£134k—0below—no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
FOUNTAINS OF KNOWLEDGE FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
PSALM 84 V.10 FY2024£106k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANGHORNE COMPANY FY2024£156k—0within—no doubt

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