THE LAWRENCE BARHAM MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 291459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LBMT

The Charity seeks to advance the Christian faith through its support of the church in East Africa

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is closing down, resulting in £nil unrestricted reserves at the year-end. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern due to the intention to cease operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income for the year comprises revenue from donations and legacies.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the 5 April 2026 the Trust had £nil reserves following a decision by the trustees to close the charity”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“As a result of this the accounts are prepared on a basis other than Going Concern.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burundi · Rwanda · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£103k£107k
05/04/2025£2k£2k
05/04/2024£2k£2k
05/04/2023£6k£201k
05/04/2022£201k£53k

Common questions

Is THE LAWRENCE BARHAM MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is closing down, resulting in £nil unrestricted reserves at the year-end. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern due to the intention to cease operations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LAWRENCE BARHAM MEMORIAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LAWRENCE BARHAM MEMORIAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST, MAIDSTONE.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION1£84k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LAWRENCE BARHAM MEMORIAL TRUST£103k—0below—not going concern
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£212k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£296k—0unclear—no doubt
ZICHRON MOSHE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£119k—0below—no doubt
DAVID URI MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£357k—0above—no doubt
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (USA) LONDON PROGRAMME FY2025£931k—0above—no doubt

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