THE GRIMSBY PASTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENROLLED FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY

Registered charity 219207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ENROLLED FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY

BENEFITS DIVIDED ANNUALLY AMONG SUCH FREEMEN AND WIDOWS OF FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY WHOSE NAMES ARE REGISTERED ON THE PASTURES ROLL OF THE ENROLLED FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY IN ANY ONE YEAR.

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BENEFITS DIVIDED ANNUALLY AMONG SUCH FREEMEN AND WIDOWS OF FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY WHOSE NAMES ARE REGISTERED ON THE PASTURES ROLL OF THE ENROLLED FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY IN ANY ONE YEAR.

Area of benefit: COUNTY BOROUGH OF GRIMSBY

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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Registered contact address: North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£538k
Latest spending
£573k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of unrestricted general funds of £23,640 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in no moiety distribution to beneficiaries. Despite this deficit, the trustees assert the charity remains in a sound financial position with total funds of £7,982,924, supported by significant investment property assets valued at £3,750,463.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Pastures Development Company Limited
“The Charity has previously formed a wholly owned subsidiary company named the Pastures Development Company Limited (PDC).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £1,500 — grants £1,500 (2); under 1% of the £538,073 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Government income: £3,100 — grants £3,100 (2); under 1% of the £612,635 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Government income: £5,920 — grants £5,920 (2); 1% of the £576,180 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

PASTURES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

    Total income
    £538k
    Total spending
    £573k
    Cost of raising funds
    £128k
    Reserves (reported)
    £58k
    Employees
    9

    Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% 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: 23.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: North East Lincolnshire

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    28/02/2025£538k£573k
    29/02/2024£613k£604k
    28/02/2023£576k£587k
    28/02/2022£537k£555k
    28/02/2021£517k£603k

    Common questions

    Is THE GRIMSBY PASTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENROLLED FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of unrestricted general funds of £23,640 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in no moiety distribution to beneficiaries. Despite this deficit, the trustees assert the charity remains in a sound financial position with total funds of £7,982,924, supported by significant investment property assets valued at £3,750,463. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

    Funders of similar charities

    Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    THE DASH CHARITY1£1k
    THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION1£500

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    THE GRIMSBY PASTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENROLLED FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY£538k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE GLEDSWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
    GRIMLEY CHARITY FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
    GREENPATH VENTURES FY2026£33k—0unclear—no doubt
    HAVERFORDWEST FREEMEN'S ESTATE FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE GB TRUST FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt

    Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.