LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TEST COMMITTEE

Charity number: 514370
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of LPTC shall be advancement of education and training by means of collaboration with City & Guilds Land Based Services in the administration and provision of certificates of competence in practical agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £111,524
Total expenditure: £109,590

People

10 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:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Nottinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 November 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LINCOLNSHIRE PROFICIENCY TESTS COMMITTEE (Working name)
  • LPTC (Working name)
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
  • 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
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
Christopher Brian James Reginald Foster Chair 20 October 2014
None on record
Ann Eileen Dickinson Trustee 16 January 2024
None on record
Richard Hammond Trustee 17 February 2021
None on record
CHRISTOPHER WRAY Trustee 23 October 2016
DONINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Charity reporting is overdue by 87 days
Simon Gadd Trustee 23 October 2016
THE NATIONAL LAND BASED COLLEGE
Received: On time
Mark Ireland Trustee 23 October 2016
None on record
Neil Rowbottom Trustee 27 January 2014
None on record
MARK LEGGOTT Trustee
GEE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
STUART GEOFFREY SUDDABY Trustee
None on record
ANDREW BAXTER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £126.53k £75.07k £124.25k £113.16k £111.52k
Total expenditure £127.09k £78.59k £118.67k £115.69k £109.59k
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 2024 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 November 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 MAY 1982

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MEANS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL PROFICIENCY TESTS COUNCIL IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND PROVISION OF PROFICIENCY TESTS IN PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE WITHIN THE COUNTY.

Area of benefit

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

LINCOLNSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
MILL FARM
MOORHOUSES
NEW BOLINGBROKE
BOSTON LINCOLNSHIRE
PE22 7LG
Phone:
01205481018
Email:
karenhobsonfarm@gmail.com
Website:

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