CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The William Lithgow Foundation On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1201772 Set outon pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the ?ccounts of the above harity {'the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024. Responslbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I hzve followed the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 14515llb} of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that rso material matters have come to my attention {olher than that disc105ed below") in connection wth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, arny materia respect.. accounting records were not kept in 2¢cordants wrth se¢tion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understariding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Independent examiner's statement Signed: Date: Name: Neil Harding FCA Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body (if any): Institute of Chartered Accountants in EnglaTrd and Vvales Address.. Croft Chambers, 11 Bartcroft, Hitchin, Herts. SG5 1 JQ
Section 8 Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlignl matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity a¢counts'. dirertions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES The vfilliam Lith ow Foundation 1201772 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period from 30th January 2023 To 31st March 2024 Section A Receipts and payments UnrestrictÈd fund5 to nearest Restricted fund$ Endowment ft¢nds to the nearEst £ Yolal funds Last year to the Èarest £ to the rarest £ A1 Recei Don?tions from Jndividuals 74000 74,000 74000 Sub totèilGross income forAR) 74,000 A2 Asset and investment sale$, see table Sub total Totalreceipts 74.000 74000 A3 Pa menis 1160 2.1$0 34 69.96Q Insuranee [bnatn$ to £ittle 69.960 Sub total 72.tS4 72,154 A4 Asset and investment purchase4 (see tablèl Sub total Totslpayments 72.154 72.154 Netofreceipts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfer5 between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this yearend 1.846 1,846 1,846 1,846 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to r¢arest£ Rstricted funds Endowrnent funds to f*arE3t£ Categories Detalls to wrest £ B1 Cash funds Cesh at tr£nk 1,646 Totalcash funds 1,846 SbJn&d by one or trystees on behalf of all the trustees Sonature Print Name Date of 8pproval Sheena Enwood
Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name The William Lilhgow Foundation Other names charity 15 knovm by Registered charity number lif any) Charity's principal address Essex House, The Street, Lalchingdon. Chelmsford Postcode CM3 6JP Names of the charity trustees who manage the eharity Trustee name Dates acted if not forwhole ear Office lif any Name of perstrn lor body) entriled toa oint trustee Sheena ElOOd Louis English Andrew Graham Wiseman Chair Treasurer Secretary 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the tru5tegs for the charity, rf any. (for example, any custodian trustees} Name Dates acted if not for whole ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforrnationl of advisgr Name Address Accountancy Legal Bradshaw Johnson Sherrards Name of chief executive or names of seniorstaff membekE {Optional ?nformation} Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descriptlon of the charity's trusts CIO consl"rtution Type ofgoveming document How the charity is constituted cio Trustee selection methods Appointed by existing Trustees. Additional governance issues (Optional infomiationl You may choose to include additional inforwnation, where relevant, about". policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the eh?rity's organisational structure and any wder neknrk wtlh which the Gharity works", ielatior¥ship with any related parties.. trustees. corlsideraiion of major risks and the system and procecjures to manage them. Section C ectives and activities General Charitable purposes, making grants lo individuals & organisalions. Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in its governing document
In line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, we have sought lo support carefully selected causes where a specific, tangible need has been identified, fully detail & costed. We do not make non-specific donations to applicants general running Ix)sts' in any circumstance. Our main beneficiaries by signific8r¥l majority have b&n the disabledlunder-privileged community, of all ages. Vve prioritise cau*s local to the Trustees IBedslHertslCambslEssex & N London) but are not restricted to this are8. so long as thin England. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects {(nclude within this section the statutory do¢Saration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional infom)ationl You may choose to include further slalemenls, where relevant, about.. policy on gfftntmaking., policy programmè related investment", Contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance Surnmary of the maln achievements ofthe charity during the year Followng research. discussion & consideration of each potential beneficiary, grants have been tnade foi the following purposes.. Mobility equipment for outdoor adventure centrÈs for users with various disabilities. (Essex & Northumberlandl Refurbishment of a sensory garden in an environmentavforest management park IBedsl 12 months, aftereare support for beneficiaries of Autism Dogs IBedslF4ertslEss&xl Funding for one rugby tour for physically & mentally disabled youth IS2racens Youth, N London) Funding the After-school club al the Pony Academy IBritish Racing School, Newmarket) for under privileged children ISuffolk} Replacement engine for one Disabled Sailing craft to enable il to be put back into service. Disability equipment for Ioc21 hospi (Essex) IT equipment for a manufacturer of custom-made, disability- adapted equipment IN London based) Freezer installation for a N London Foodbank lo iwnprove food distribution & reduce waste. Six month funding of books & readers for chikjren in hospita {Addenbrooks}.
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves Reserves should be minimal, keeping sufficient current acoounl funds for minor running expeftses," otherwise issuing funds out to chosen causes, as & when available. Details of any funds materially in deficlt None Further financial revtew details (Optional Information} You may choose to include additional information, where relevant aboutr. the charity's principal Sour of funds (including any fundraisingi., how expenditure has 5UPPOrted the key objectives of the charity", investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturelsl Full namelsl Positlon (eg Secretsry, Chair. etc) Sheena Ellwood Chair Date