LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 280104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Christianity and such other charitable purposes as are consistent therewith whether in the UK or overseas (including welfare, medicine and health but excluding absolutely animals and birds) and having regard to any wishes expressed by the settler of the Trustees and any direction given by the settler to the Trustees

Objects

ADVANCING THE GOSPEL OF JESES CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CONSISTENT THEREWITH WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS (INCLUDING ELFARE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH BUT EXCLUDING ABSOLUTELY ANIMALS AND BIRDS) AND HAVING REGARD TO ANY WISHES EXPRESSED BY THE SETTLER TO THE TRUSTEES AND ANY DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY THE SETTLER TO THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

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: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £153,509 for the year, driven largely by a £137,497 gain on the revaluation of investments. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stand at £2,243,255, which the trustees are accumulating for future capital investment projects. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: accumulate reserves as part of a longer term vision for a project which will require significant capital investment (reserves figure: £2.2m)
“The trustees have currently adopted a policy to accumulate reserves as part of a longer term vision for a project which will require significant capital investment.” — page 5
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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£76k£60k
31/12/2024£115k£526k
31/12/2023£70k£124k
31/12/2022£281k£1.6m
31/12/2021£32k£214k

Common questions

Is LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £153,509 for the year, driven largely by a £137,497 gain on the revaluation of investments. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stand at £2,243,255, which the trustees are accumulating for future capital investment projects. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LOSELEY CHRISTIAN TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST£76k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LOSELEY CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
LAMPREY TRUST FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI YOEL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LORD'S PENTECOSTAL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL (UK) FY2025£26k——above—no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£398k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.