Registered Charity No. 282103 ## **THE LINGWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST** **Woodlands, 1a Winchelsea Drive, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 9TL Tel: 07780 826992 Email: clivepickett@btinternet.com** The principal activity of the Trust is the provision of limited funds to assist organisations and individuals primarily engaged in the extension of the Christian faith by means of education, evangelism, and enterprising activities. ## **TRUSTEES REPORT for the period ended 4[th] April 2025** ## **Reference and administrative details:** - Trustees: Mrs Lorna Chesney (Chairperson) Mr Clive Pickett (Secretary & Treasurer) Mrs Htay Alder Mr Jeff Hosking - Charity Contact details: - Mr Clive Pickett, Secretary & Treasurer Woodlands, 1a Winchelsea Drive, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 9TL Mobile: 07780 926992 Email: clivepickett@btinternet.com ## **Objectives and activities:** The Trustees are authorised under a Deed of Covenant dated 4[th] April 1989 to distribute the funds received, to persons or organisations either registered as legally charitable under the laws of England or are so regarded in the eyes of the trustees, whilst having regard each time that public benefit nationally and/or internationally has been satisfied. Among the objectives of the Trust, reflected in the accompanying accounts, are the extension of evangelism on a worldwide basis to assist the development of the Christian faith, including the translation of the Bible, distribution and sharing of the Bible, ministerial training, and Christian broadcasting. ## **Achievements and performance:** During the financial period 2023/24, the Trustees received satisfactory reports from all recipients of grants. Brought forward from the previous year and on receipt of a satisfactory report from Love Burundi, a grant of £3150 was made to them later in April 2024. After due consideration of all appeals received by December 31[st] 2024, the Trustees were able make twelve grants totalling £36,028.00 during the period of this report for Christian work in the UK and overseas. One grant for £3000 was not expensed until later in April 2025 and therefore not financially accounted for in this report. These grants will support UK registered charity appeals for the proclamation of the Christian faith through literacy, training, translation, logistics and media, both within the UK and overseas. The Trustees satisfied themselves that the funds they granted were to be used in accordance with the beneficial purpose for which they were requested. The grants are listed in the financial summary that follows. ## **Structure, Governance and Management:** Currently the four trustees preserve the ethos, structure, governance, and management of the Trust. The Trust is dependent on income from an investment portfolio, thus perpetuating the founder Mr Eric Gahagan’s wishes. Appeals sent, online or mailed, must be received before December 31[st] each year, and will be shared with all trustees in preparation for their annual grant making meeting held early the following year. This ensures as much income as possible has been received for the benefit of successful applicants. Our Statement of Accounts and the Independent Examiner’s Report follow. 1 **THE LINGWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST** Registered Charity No. 282103 **Woodlands, 1a Winchelsea Drive, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 9TL Tel: 07780 826992 Email: clivepickett@btinternet.com** The principal activity of the Trust is the provision of limited funds to assist organisations and individuals primarily engaged in the extension of the Christian faith by means of education, evangelism, and enterprising activities. **TRUSTEES REPORT for the period ended 4[th] April 2025 continued…** **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS for the period ended 4[th] April 2025** |**Cash at Bank**at**06.04.2024**
**Income**
Income from Investments
**Expenditure**
Love Burundi (from 2023/4)
Sat 7
SASRA
Proclamation Zambi
Witham Boys Brigade
Love Burundi
Bibles for Children
Turning Point
Starfish Malawi
Good News for Everyone
Pioneers UK
3 P Ministries

**Cash at Bank at 05.04.2025**|**£**
3,150.00
2,000.00
3.500.00
5,000.00
5.000.00
4,028.00
5,000.00
2000.00
2,000.00
2500.00
4,000.00
1,000.00
**39,178.00**
|**£**
**27,795.83**
29,226.10
**57,021.93**
**17,843.93**| |---|---|---| **Value of Investment portfolio with Fidelity International on 04.04.25 was advised as £619,409.83** **No Trustee claimed or received a salary or expenses during the period of these accounts. The examination of accounts was given as a gift to the Trust.** Digitally signed by: Lorna Chesney, Chairperson. 2 The Independent Examlners report to the Trustees ofTHE UNGWOOD CHARITABLE TRusr You have asked me to carry o¢Jt an independent examinatiorl of the accounts of the Trust for the veaf ended 5, April 2025. 1 have agreed to do $0. I do not require a fee or any other recompense. Respon51bllltles and ba515 of the rep(rt. As the charity tru5tee5 of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the attount5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 20111.the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusrs accounts carried out under sertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exarninatioTr have followed all the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Lommission under section 14515lb of the Act. Independent Examlners Ststerneni I have cornpleted my exainination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attentionin onnection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:_ l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act or 2. The Accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Martyn Lomax Edwards 9. Lyon Close, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 8NY Retired Chartered Accountsnt Dated 12, June 2025