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Duchy Of Lancaster Benevolent Fund

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1026752
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 24, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 1, 1993
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Duchy Of Lancaster
1 Lancaster Place
London
WC2E 7ED

Activities

To support charitable causes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the administrative counties of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and elsewhere in the country where the Duchy of Lancaster has historical links.

Objects: To Or For Such Charities (For Their General Purposes Or For Any Special Purposes In Either Case Being Qualifying Charitable Purposes) And In Or Towards Such Qualifying Charitable Purposes As The Trustees Shall From Time To Time Determine (For Further Details See Declaration Of Trust )

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Geography

Area of benefit
The Counties Lancashire, Great Manchester, And Merseyside
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets
March 31, 2025 Nov. 24, 2025On time £643,419 £592,456 £18,701,493
March 31, 2024 Dec. 3, 2024On time £1,493,338 £1,602,757 £18,993,556
March 31, 2023 Jan. 18, 2024On time £938,089 £1,058,816 £17,983,613
March 31, 2022 Nov. 15, 2022On time £510,882 £620,122 £18,405,030
March 31, 2021 Jan. 31, 2022On time £361,714 £1,116,733 -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Amanda Parker Aug. 1, 2023
Diane Hawkins DLJP July 4, 2022
James William Pender Chalmers July 9, 2025
Peter Oliver OBE DL Dec. 15, 2025
Sir Michael John Stevens GCVO Oct. 1, 2025
Sir Thomas Alexander Crispin Leech Oct. 1, 2025
Sonia Tolaney Oct. 30, 2020