THE LIONEL ABEL-SMITH TRUST

Registered charity 274879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WENDOVER COMMUNITY TRUST

Makes grants to individuals and organisations within the parish of Wendover, the Moor Park Estate and the houses to the right of Halton Lane from Moor Park up to Perch Bridge.

Objects

TO MAKE SUCH PAYMENTS AND GENERALLY TO APPLY THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREFROM FOR SUCH CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE TOWN OF WENDOVER BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND ALSO FOR SUCH OTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF WENDOVER OR ANY OF ITS INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: WENDOVER

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: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £268,402 against total funds of £7,116,240, with a net income surplus of £36,797 for the year. The trustees report that the charity is reliant on income from properties and investments, which amounted to £290,419, and note that they have established systems to manage risks related to grant-making and property holdings. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Johnsons Chartered Accountants. 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Hugh Dugganchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Caroline Harrington
• Clive Edward John Gallagher · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID ALAN WALLS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr GWENLAIS MARY WILLIAMS
• Emma Louise Carroll
• John William Mayhead CBE
• SARAH PAMELA POTTER
• Sheila Elizabeth Bulpett · trustee of 1 other charity
• Steve Bishop

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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