MUNICIPAL CHARITIES

Charity number: 254299
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To serve residents and organisations of the City of Lichfield in a charitable capacity provision of Alms houses and help with the poor and needy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £122,040
Total expenditure: £96,858

People

14 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 November 1967: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LICHFIELD MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Paul Earnshaw Chair 08 June 2021
None on record
Claire Pinder-Smith Trustee 14 May 2025
LICHFIELD CONDUIT LANDS
Received: On time
THE MARY SLATER CHARITY
Received: On time
Elizabeth Lilas Rawling Trustee 05 March 2025
MICHAEL LOWE'S AND ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Received: On time
CURBOROUGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Recently registered
THE PALACE SINGERS
Recently registered
Deborah Jane Sullivan Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Colin John Ball Trustee 01 November 2024
None on record
Judith Helen Fox Trustee 01 November 2024
None on record
HUGH THOMAS ASHTON Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Emma Newbould Trustee 03 September 2024
None on record
Kevan Richard Lomas Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Thomas Joseph ROACH Trustee 15 November 2016
None on record
WILLIAM MICHAEL HENWOOD Trustee 03 March 2015
None on record
CARL RICHARD STOKES Trustee
None on record
JOHN RUSSELL Trustee
LICHFIELD CONDUIT LANDS
Received: On time
HENRY JAMES SAYER CHARITY
Received: On time
BIRMINGHAM STOCK EXCHANGE BENEVOLENT FUND
Received: On time
NICHOLAS GEORGE SEDGWICK Trustee
MICHAEL LOWE'S AND ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Received: On time
GUILD OF ST MARY'S CENTRE LICHFIELD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £87.15k £91.49k £89.73k £195.88k £122.04k
Total expenditure £105.03k £74.75k £69.55k £80.90k £96.86k
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 December 2024 20 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 20 March 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 June 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 May 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 May 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 May 2021 On Time
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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.

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Charitable objects

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Area of benefit

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

FORMER CITY OF LICHFIELD AS CONSTITUTED ON 31 MARCH 1974

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 254299-18 BIDDULPH'S
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 24/09/1982 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 19/11/2013
Charitable objects
(1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS, WHO SHALL BE POOR PERSONS WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITIES OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. (2) RELIEF IN NEED EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.
Area of benefit
LICHFIELD
Registration history
  • 16 November 1967 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
PO Box 8680
BURTON-ON-TRENT
Staffordshire
DE14 9QB
Phone:
07506-284831
Email:
srjames@lichfieldmunicipalcharities.org.uk
Website:

lichfieldmunicipal.org.uk