UNITED CHARITIES

Registered charity 220157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Income of the charity is used to help through charitable bodies or societies, residents in the Ancient Parish of Louth only who are in need, hardship or distress.

Objects

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Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF LOUTH

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£57k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £37,092 and unrestricted investments valued at £26,489 at the end of the year. The trustees report that the charity is likely to exist in perpetuity and have adopted a long-term investment horizon to support ongoing activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: preserve endowment capital and to distribute as far as possible each year the balance of income arising after provision for all known revenue expenses (held: £64k)

“The trustees’ policy on reserves is to preserve endowment capital and to distribute as far as possible each year the balance of income arising after provision for all known revenue expenses.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/10/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GILLIAN MARY MAKINSON-SANDERSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANDREW LEONARD · trustee of 2 other charities
Carol Tinkler
DAVID EDMUND WING · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID JAMES MARGARSON BEM · trustee of 2 other charities
EILEEN MARY BYRNE
FLORA MARY BENNETT
JUDITH ANNE BELL
Jayne Anne Pegg
Karen Parsons · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£57k	£52k
31/12/2024	£44k	£43k
31/12/2023	£45k	£51k
31/12/2022	£42k	£49k
31/12/2021	£44k	£45k

Common questions

Is UNITED CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £37,092 and unrestricted investments valued at £26,489 at the end of the year. The trustees report that the charity is likely to exist in perpetuity and have adopted a long-term investment horizon to support ongoing activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.