LEICESTER LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1047498
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society organises an annual series of lectures, usually held in Leicester New Walk Museum, for the advancement of education in Literature, Science and the Arts. It publishes proceedings and supports the museum. Natural History and Geology Sections organise further events. The Society has close links with Leicester, De Montfort and Loughborough universities and Leicester City Council.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025

Total income: £14,161
Total expenditure: £12,046

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 June 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LEICESTER LIT & PHIL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Richards Johnson BA FCA Trustee 28 June 2023
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
Received: On time
MICHAEL JOHN TAYLOR Trustee 27 March 2023
FRIENDS OF NEW WALK CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Richard Graves BA Hons. Trustee 27 March 2023
None on record
Gillian Johnston BSocSc Trustee 09 September 2019
None on record
Rob Purdy MBE BA MA Trustee 24 April 2018
None on record
Professor Nigel Wood BA MA PhD Trustee 23 April 2018
None on record
Professor Sir Kent Woods Trustee 24 April 2017
None on record
Dr Bridget Towle CBE DL BA Trustee 27 April 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 30/04/2024 30/04/2025
Total gross income £8.21k £10.04k £8.12k £10.21k £14.16k
Total expenditure £4.54k £9.20k £7.38k £10.31k £12.05k
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 30 April 2025 26 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 April 2024 26 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 February 2024 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION AND RULES AMENDED AND ADOPTED 24 APRIL 1995 AS AMENDED 22 APRIL 1996 as amended on 26 Sep 2022 as amended on 21 Oct 2022

Charitable objects

THE ADVANEMENT OF EDUCATION IN LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
28 Meadowcourt Road
Oadby
Leicester
LE2 2PB
Phone:
07484251823
Email:
ian.johnson3091@btinternet.com
Website:

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