LANCASTER CHARITY

Charity number: 213461
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of affordable accommodation

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £286,270
Total expenditure: £315,436

People

14 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 February 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROGER W CARRADICE Chair
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Louise Belcher Trustee 26 September 2024
BOLTON LE SANDS VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Dr Paul Francis Tynan Trustee 06 March 2024
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Nicola Combe Trustee 11 October 2022
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Rev Leah Vasey-Saunders Trustee 12 October 2021
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Dame Pauline Fielding Trustee 08 October 2019
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Cllr Joyce Pritchard Trustee 08 May 2019
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
KEITH BUDDEN Trustee 11 October 2016
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
LUNE VALLEY TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LIMITED
Received: On time
BOLTON LE SANDS FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Received: On time
Pamela Barker Trustee 12 April 2016
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
Alan Sandham Trustee 01 July 2014
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF THE STOREY GARDENS
Recently registered
CHRIS HANNA Trustee 02 September 2013
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
NORTH LANCASHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Received: On time
CLLR DAVID OWEN BROOKES Trustee 01 May 2012
THE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
Received: On time
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
THE FAIRFIELD ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF THE STOREY GARDENS
Recently registered
CLAVER HILL PROJECT
Recently registered
COUNCILLOR ROBERT REDFERN Trustee 01 May 2012
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
SUSAN ELIZABETH HODGSON Trustee
PLATTEN AND BENSON ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
THE ELIZABETH AND RICHARD WILSON CHARITABLE FUND
Received: On time
THE ABBEYFIELD LANCASHIRE EXTRA CARE SOCIETY SUPPORT TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £251.29k £259.80k £286.68k £298.92k £286.27k
Total expenditure £287.74k £228.69k £406.07k £381.48k £315.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 14 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 14 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 13 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME OF 6 JANUARY 1987 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 09 AUG 2017

Charitable objects

1) THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES AND PENSIONS FOR PERSONS NOT LESS THAN 55 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE DISABLED BY AGE, ACCIDENT OR INFIRMITY FROM MAINTAINING THEMSELVES AND WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS.2) THE RELIEF OF AGED PERSONS IN NEED RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL TREAT OR IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

CITY OF LANCASTER

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 213461-4 CAMPBELL CHARITY
Governing document
SCHEME OF 17TH JANUARY 1963.
Charitable objects
AUGMENTATION OF THE INCOME OF THE LANCASTER CHARITIES.
Area of benefit
CITY OF LANCASTER
Registration history
  • 13 February 1963 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
WILLIAM PENNY'S
REGENT STREET
LANCASTER
LANCASHIRE
LA1 1SG
Phone:
01524842663
Email:
office@lancastercharity.org
Website:

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