TOWN LANDS

Registered charity 217499 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEEDHAM MARKET AND BARKING WELFARE CHARITIES

Provision of grants or other assistance to the residents of Needham Market & Barking in Suffolk

Objects

RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: TOWN OF NEEDHAM MARKET AND THE PARISH OF BARKING.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charities reported a net expenditure of £23,570 for the year, driven by increased charitable spending and investment losses. However, the trustees confirm that sufficient funds are available to meet current obligations and that the charities are in a strong financial position with total funds of £4,062,803.

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 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stephen Andrew Phillipschair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Clive Martin Walker · trustee of 1 other charity
• David George Bishop · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jean Rosemary Annis · trustee of 1 other charity
• Maria Fiona Dalby · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Tracey Louise James · trustee of 1 other charity
• Shaun Gareth Cochrane · trustee of 2 other charities
• Susan Denise Osborn · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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