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 È*arest £
to the r*arest £
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$0
34
69.96Q
Insuranee
[bnat￿n$ 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£
R*stricted 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 El￿OOd
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