THE HENRY AND ELIZABETH LINEHAM FUND

Registered charity 205975 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HENRY LINEHAM AND ELIZABETH LINEHAM FUND

To pay grants to necessitous women in Northampton

Objects

THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG WOMEN WHO ARE RESIDENT IN NORTHAMPTON FROM TIME TO TIME, WITH PREFERENCE TO THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE AREA THE LONGEST BY, IN ORDER OF PRIORITY: (A) GRANTING PENSIONS; OR (B) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY.

Area of benefit: NORTHAMPTON CB

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £1,490,129, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining reserves in real terms to generate income for beneficiaries. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £751 for the year, driven by investment management costs and net investment losses exceeding investment income. No employees were engaged during the year, and the charity is confirmed to be a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain reserves in real terms in order to generate income to pay the beneficiaries (held: £1.5m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain reserves in real terms in order to generate income to pay the beneficiaries. This year the grant payments amounted to £40,424, so the reserves are sufficient and meet the policy in place.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£66k£56k
31/12/2023£69k£54k
31/12/2022£60k£61k
31/12/2021£58k£53k
31/12/2020£58k£50k

Common questions

Is THE HENRY AND ELIZABETH LINEHAM FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £1,490,129, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy of maintaining reserves in real terms to generate income for beneficiaries. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £751 for the year, driven by investment management costs and net investment losses exceeding investment income. No employees were engaged during the year, and the charity is confirmed to be a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.