THE LETTERING & COMMEMORATIVE ARTS TRUST

Charity number: 1148638
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We encourage the UK's tradition of lettercarving to flourish through our Apprenticeship Scheme, Lettercarving Workshops, regular exhibitions, the Art & Memory Collection and illustrated publications. We also help and advise people with the commissioning of unique memorials and other lettered works,

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £125,731
Total expenditure: £91,704

People

7 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 August 2012: Standard registration
  • 10 November 2023: Funds received from 1071427 THE MEMORIAL ARTS CHARITY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Memorial Arts Charity (Working name)
  • MEMORIALS BY ARTISTS (Working name)
  • The Lettering Arts Trust (Working name)
Company number:
07936156 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Nicholas Heath Chair 22 September 2022
THE CAMBRIDGE UNION SOCIETY
Received: On time
CAMBRIDGE SUMMER MUSIC LTD
Received: On time
Rev Robyn Caroline Golden-Hann Trustee 03 February 2025
None on record
Jamie Timothy Bill Trustee 03 February 2025
None on record
Teucer Wilson Trustee 10 July 2024
None on record
Karoline Newman Trustee 30 April 2023
None on record
Dr Elisabeth Ashbridge Trustee 22 September 2022
None on record
Ronald Carl Clarke Trustee 03 February 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £203.13k £115.39k £218.78k £172.85k £125.73k
Total expenditure £201.83k £148.55k £171.70k £159.27k £91.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £37.80k £19.23k £2.08k 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 2023 13 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 January 2023 73 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 26 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 FEB 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/08/2012

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UK'S LETTERING TRADITION, PARTICULARLY CONCERNING LETTERING FOR MEMORIALS.

Contact information

Address:
LETTERING ARTS TRUST
50 Princes Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1RJ
Phone:
01728688393
Email:
finance@letteringartstrust.org.uk
Website:

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