LAUDERDALE HOUSE SOCIETY LTD
Registered charity 275502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAUDERDALE HOUSE, LAUDERDALE HOUSE SOCIETY
Lauderdale House Society runs Lauderdale House which is a historic house built in 1582 and situated in Waterlow Park. It runs a wide range of arts and educational activities which 'bring the House to life' alongside an extensive outreach programme.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,695,455, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of six months' turnover. The charity reported a surplus for the year and confirmed it remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 months' turnover (held: £2.7m)
“That the advice from the Charity Commission and major funders is that organisations like us should have 6 months’ turnover in their ‘business’ reserve” — page 29
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): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~53.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- ANNA HAWORTHchair
- Clare Louise Shaw
- Claude Lawrenson Macnaughton
- DENISE JENNIFER WILKINSON
- Juliea Ballantyne
- Laure Duhot
- Michael John Eldred
- Naomi Naylor
- PAOLA BARBARINO
- Peter Michael Barber · trustee of 3 other charities
- Stanley haines
- Timothy James O'Brien
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LAUDERDALE HOUSE SOCIETY LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,695,455, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of six months' turnover. The charity reported a surplus for the year and confirmed it remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LAUDERDALE HOUSE SOCIETY LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LAUDERDALE HOUSE SOCIETY LTD as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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