FRIENDS OF LEDBURY PARISH CHURCH

Registered charity 504823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Raising funds by donations and running of bookstall to help with the maintenance, beautification and preservation of Ledbury Parish Church, its building ornaments and furnishings. Providing Stewards to welcome visitors to Ledbury Parish Church

Causes: Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£479

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £133,445.71 for the year, with total cash assets increasing to £183,272.23. The trustees note that the charity has received legacies which enable meaningful support for church projects. There is no indication of financial distress, though the chairman notes ongoing issues with church heating temperatures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Timothy Keyeschair
David Houghton · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian James
JENNIFER MARY SILCOCK
Valerie Anne Houghton

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£134k	£479
30/09/2024	£9k	£1k
30/09/2023	£10k	£4k
30/09/2022	£7k	£751
30/09/2021	£5k	£7k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF LEDBURY PARISH CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £133,445.71 for the year, with total cash assets increasing to £183,272.23. The trustees note that the charity has received legacies which enable meaningful support for church projects. There is no indication of financial distress, though the chairman notes ongoing issues with church heating temperatures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS LEDBURY.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF LEDBURY PARISH CHURCH	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS LEDBURY FY2025	£1.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDS FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LECHLADE FY2025	£467k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARYS LEAMINGTON PRIORS FY2025	£271k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA FY2024	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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