THE LEIGHTON BUZZARD TOWNLANDS TRUST

Registered charity 1209119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. To preserve and protect the Market Cross in Leighton Buzzard for the public benefit. 2. To further such general charitable purposes as the trustees may in their absolute discretion determine by making grants to such charities and projects for the benefit of the public in Leighton Buzzard.

Objects

1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MARKET CROSS IN LEIGHTON BUZZARD FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;2. TO FURTHER SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE BY MAKING GRANTS TO SUCH CHARITIES AND PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN LEIGHTON BUZZARD.

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 net assets stood at £3,261,291 as of 31 December 2025, comprising investment properties valued at £2,525,000 and current assets of £736,291. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £76,096 for the period, with total incoming resources of £178,500 against total expenditure of £102,404. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements.

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 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (02/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL JOHN BIRDSEYEchair
• Gavin Paul Higginson
• NICHOLAS WHITEHOUSE
• Natalizia Capizzi
• Peter Kenneth Morgan
• Philippa Jarvis

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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