HORBURY COMMON LANDS TRUST

Registered charity 214613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMMON OR TOWN LANDS

Making grants to individuals, churches and organisations in the Horbury area.

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Latest income

£85k

Latest spending

£70k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £52,782 to £2,154,075, driven by a £37,185 gain on investment revaluation and increased donations. However, the combined bank balance decreased by £34,403 to £20,133 due to the purchase of new investment units and increased grant expenditures. The trustees approved the financial statements, which were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed they give a true and fair view.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen William Brookchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ALAN HUDDERS · trustee of 1 other charity
ELIZABETH ANN WEBSTER · trustee of 1 other charity
JULIE ANN YARROW · trustee of 1 other charity
MARK LLEWELLYN TURNER · trustee of 1 other charity
MR DAVID MELLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Baldock
Sarah Ann Jolly

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£85k	£70k
31/12/2023	£82k	£62k
31/12/2022	£81k	£93k
31/12/2021	£78k	£38k
31/12/2020	£79k	£47k

Common questions

Is HORBURY COMMON LANDS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by £52,782 to £2,154,075, driven by a £37,185 gain on investment revaluation and increased donations. However, the combined bank balance decreased by £34,403 to £20,133 due to the purchase of new investment units and increased grant expenditures. The trustees approved the financial statements, which were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed they give a true and fair view. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HORBURY COMMON LANDS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HORBURY COMMON LANDS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST LEONARD, HORBURY WITH ST JOHN, HORBURY BRIDGE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST LEONARD, HORBURY WITH ST JOHN, HORBURY BRIDGE	FY2024	£20k	running cost of both churches
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST LEONARD, HORBURY WITH ST JOHN, HORBURY BRIDGE	FY2025	£8k	Replacement sound system at St Peter’s
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST LEONARD, HORBURY WITH ST JOHN, HORBURY BRIDGE	FY2023	£6k	Running costs of both churches