THE LEMFORD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1200034 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant-making charity

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE PARISH OF MURSLEY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF THEIR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN THE PARISH OF MURSLEY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;3.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY SUPPORTING THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH IN THE PARISH OF MURSLEY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE;3.1.4 THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE BY SUPPORTING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING AMATEUR RUGBY AND OTHER ASSOCIATED SPORTS; AND3.1.5 THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

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 charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,738,612, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover management expenses and current grant-making levels for more than 20 years. The charity relies exclusively on investment income to fund its activities and does not actively seek additional donations. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Attenboroughs (Accountants) Limited. Discloses 3 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Neil Thomas Coleschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALASTAIR DUNCAN STEWART
• Andrew Richard Cowell
• Arthur James New
• JOHN CHARLES COWELL
• Margaret Ann Coles

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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• FORT FOUNDATION income £254k
• THE EMMES FOUNDATION income £139k
• THE MELETE FOUNDATION income £157k

Side by side with its peers

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