LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES PRESERVATION TRUST

Charity number: 233476
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Raises money and gives grants for the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of churches in the United Kingdom and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments and chattels in such churches, and of the churchyard belonging to such churches.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £42,027
Total expenditure: £57,461

People

10 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicester City
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LEICESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JANET CICELY Arthur MBE Chair 12 March 1988
None on record
NEIL ANTHONY CRUTCHLEY Trustee 01 December 2022
DR GEORGE GRAY MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time
LEICESTER TRINITY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Professor Elizabeth Caroline Tingle Trustee 18 January 2021
LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WYMESWOLD IN THE DIOCESE OF LEICESTER
Recently registered
Joshua Michael Malam Trustee 18 January 2021
None on record
Robert David Sulley Trustee 21 January 2020
None on record
Colin David Entwistle Trustee 01 January 2017
None on record
Rt Revd Martyn Snow Trustee 01 June 2016
LEICESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION
Received: On time
Rev Jeffery Stewart Hopewell Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
Michael John Taylor Trustee 27 October 2014
None on record
MARK KENNETH DUNKLEY Trustee 27 October 2014
FRIENDS OF NEW WALK CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £32.75k £38.51k £29.75k £38.99k £42.03k
Total expenditure £43.46k £33.89k £34.05k £28.98k £57.46k
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 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 31 JANUARY 1964

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OF MONUMENTS FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES, AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY OF SUCH CHURCHES.

Area of benefit

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

DIOCESE OF LEICESTER AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
9 Sunset Drive
Asfordby
MELTON MOWBRAY
Leicestershire
LE14 3XW
Phone:
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Email:
treasurer.lhct@gmail.com
Website:

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