THE LICHFIELD DIOCESAN TRUST

Registered charity 250157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and assist the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Lichfield by supporting parishes in correct and lawful stewardship of investments and property, and the trustees of local ecclesiastical trusts in the administration and management of the trusts whose assets are vested in the Diocesan Trust as Custodian Trustees. Therefore the Charity does not have assets or liabilities.

Objects

TO ASSIST AND PROMOTE THE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD AND TO CARRY ON AND FURTHER OPERATIONS AND MEASURES IN CONNECTION WITH SAID CHURCH, OR DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT ANY OF ITS OBJECTS OR PURPOSES

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£21k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1967

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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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

169 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (154 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£21k£21k
31/12/2023£25k£25k
31/12/2022£22k£22k
31/12/2021£36k£36k
31/12/2020£35k£35k

Common questions

Who funds THE LICHFIELD DIOCESAN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LICHFIELD DIOCESAN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE OWEN JENKINS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OWEN JENKINS TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE OWEN JENKINS TRUSTFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/09/2017£213k"Urgent repairs to St Lucia's Church to preserve and share it's valuable ancient Heritage."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/06/2007£27k"Refurbishment of Church Bells"
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2005£5kPurchase of furniture
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/04/1997£472k"Lichfield Darwin Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/12/1996£173k"St Paul's Church, Walsall"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/11/1995£36k"St Chad's Church, Stafford - organ"