THE LAWTON TRUST LIMITED

Charity Number: 1132473
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Relief of poverty; advancement of education and religion and any other charitable purposes identified by the trustees.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £115,951
Total expenditure: £102,997

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 November 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06946149 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Charlotte Isabelle Love Trustee 08 April 2022
None on record
Taylor James Mecklenburgh Trustee 08 April 2022
None on record
TERESA TRACEY-JANE HARRIS Trustee
None on record
HOWARD ROWLAND MECKLENBURGH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £101.83k £98.59k £99.82k £103.64k £115.95k
Total expenditure £124.87k £62.66k £112.20k £220.62k £103.00k
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 05 April 2024 13 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 13 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 07 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 07 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 28 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 28 July 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 JUNE 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 5 OCTOBER 2009

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY 4.1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE PRIMARILY IN THE BOROUGH OF WATFORD BUT ELSEWHERE AT THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION 4.2. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES. ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION 4.3. TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. ALBANS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING AND ENHANCING FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP OR SUPPORTING OTHER DIOCESAN WORKS. GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES 4.4. THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AND DONATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SUCH CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS, BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

WATFORD

Contact information

Address:
THE LAWTON TRUST
168 HIGH STREET
WATFORD
HERTS
WD17 2EG
Phone:
01923 294158
Email:
info@lawtontrust.co.uk
Website:

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