# ROBERT LUCAS FOR THE POOR AND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 204345
- **Other names:** THE ROBERT LUCAS CHARITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 20, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=204345


## Contact

- **Address:** 99 High Road, Shillington, HITCHIN
- **Postcode:** SG5 3LT
- **Phone:** 07725363092
- **Email:** jacquimsmith99@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY A YEARLY SUM OF NOT MORE THAN $50 OR SUCH OTHER SUM AS THE COMMISSIONERS MAY APPROVE FROM TIME TO TIME OUT OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF SHEFFORD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT TOWNSHIP OF SHEFFORD; 2) THE RESIDUE OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SHEFFORD AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

**Activities:** To assist the needy and organisations benefiting the public in the parish of Shefford, also includes educational grants for university students.

**Area of benefit:** ANCIENT TOWNSHIP OF SHEFFORD




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Central Bedfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £132389 | £199302 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £149843 | £127759 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £163054 | £122709 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £124313 | £112940 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £122295 | £68337 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Caroline Susan Smith — appointed Sept. 9, 2025
- Jane Hubbard — appointed Jan. 3, 2023
- Philip John Barrett — appointed Sept. 9, 2025
- RICHARD FORD — appointed Oct. 18, 2012
- Rev Roni Goodman — appointed Nov. 13, 2012