LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 233476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Raises money and gives grants for the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of churches in the United Kingdom and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments and chattels in such churches, and of the churchyard belonging to such churches.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,434 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets decreasing from £82,872 to £67,438. The trustees maintain an uncommitted reserve of £40,000, which is held in a separate account with CCLA. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Ride + Stride (93% of income)
“Income from fund raising Ride + Stride 39,219”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: around £40,000 (held: £40k)
“The Trustees keep an uncommitted reserve of around £40,000” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£42k£57k
31/03/2024£39k£29k
31/03/2023£30k£34k
31/03/2022£39k£34k
31/03/2021£33k£43k

Common questions

Is LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £15,434 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets decreasing from £82,872 to £67,438. The trustees maintain an uncommitted reserve of £40,000, which is held in a separate account with CCLA. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES PRESERVATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES PRESERVATION TRUST as a grant recipient include EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION, THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUST, QUORN BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kHeritage
THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
QUORN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2025£4kNew Building
THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k