LICHFIELD THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE GENERAL PURPOSES FUND (TRUST 142)

Registered charity 528648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LICHFIELD THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, LICHFIELD THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE GENERAL PURPOSES FUND

the main purpose of the charity is to offer financial support for those undertaking training into the priesthood of the Church of England, and also to offer support in encouraging the persons concerned in further religious education.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD AS PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED TOGETHER WITH THOSE PARTS OF THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM AND OF THE DIOCESE OF DERBY WHICH IN 1872 FORMED PART OF THE DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,418 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £1,435,609. The trustees consider the current reserves level adequate to support the charity's work, noting that the structured reduction in income reserves is beneficial to its aims. The charity does not employ any staff and relies on investment income and grants to fund its charitable activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ARCHDEACON OF STOKE - UPON- TRENT · trustee of 1 other charity
• BISHOP OF LICHFIELD
• Canon Chancellor of Lichfield Cathedral
• Claire Shaw
• Rev Preb Romita Shrisunder
• THE DEAN OF LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL
• The Revd Preb Dr Jeanette Hartwell
• The Rt Revd Sarah Bullock · trustee of 3 other charities
• The Venerable Dr Susan Weller

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

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