Lothersdale Parish Trust
Analysis
Lothersdale Parish Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keighley. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Lothersdale Parish Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £10k to £15k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lothersdale Parish Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hugonin Family Trust (£15k), Chideock Village Hall (£15k) and Luppitt Village Hall (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust was established to benefit charities or charitable purposes carried on or situated within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Lothersdale. Income is to be applied towards provision of any capital expenditure, extraordinary expenditure or extraordinary repairs incurred by any such charity or charitable purpose but not for the ordinary running expenses incurred by any beneficiary.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hugonin Family Trust | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £15k |
| Chideock Village Hall | Dorset | £15k |
| Luppitt Village Hall | Devon | £15k |
| The Gigglemug Charitable Trust | Bristol | £15k |