LEPRA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 February 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00324748
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £5,909,745
Latest expenditure: £5,662,154
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LEPRA, 28 MIDDLEBOROUGH, COLCHESTER, CO1 1TG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lepra.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Lepra focuses on leprosy. Our purpose is to make leprosy a disease of little consequence for those it affects; easily diagnosed, treated and leaving no disability.We are a secular organisation, founded in 1924, whose patron is His Majesty King Charles III

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,909,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,662,154

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,932,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,209,193

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,385,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,813,375

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,350,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,307,231

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £5,800,718
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,572,954

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,909,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,662,154
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,932,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,209,193
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,385,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,813,375
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,350,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,307,231
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 0
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £5,800,718
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,572,954
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 16

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 3730912
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2015648
Income Investments: 118379
Income Other: 44806
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5909745
Income Legacies: 1034697
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £533,543
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,128,611
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5662154
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 19044
Expenditure Governance: 37752
Expenditure Support Costs: 452615
Expenditure Depreciation: 193663
Gain Loss Investment: 450
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 46558
Gain Loss Other: 108499
Reserves: £2,126,810
Assets Total Fixed: 2956248
Assets Own Use: 2896933
Assets Long Term Investment: 59315
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,728,941
Assets Total Liabilities: £202,503
Assets Current Investment: 675451
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,482,686
Creditors One Year Total Current: 202503
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,422,313
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5120408
Funds Restricted: 362278
Funds Total: 5482686
Count Employees: 451
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3154219
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1679182
Income Investments: 76915
Income Other: 22408
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4932724
Income Legacies: 889860
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £478,732
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,730,461
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5209193
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 11115
Expenditure Governance: 45832
Expenditure Support Costs: 399289
Expenditure Depreciation: 197143
Gain Loss Investment: -2380
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 16238
Gain Loss Other: -70188
Reserves: £1,815,680
Assets Total Fixed: 2878226
Assets Own Use: 2811732
Assets Long Term Investment: 66494
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,751,099
Assets Total Liabilities: £238,723
Assets Current Investment: 631342
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,390,602
Creditors One Year Total Current: 238723
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,639,137
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5185431
Funds Restricted: 205171
Funds Total: 5390602
Count Employees: 434
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3648544
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1621830
Income Investments: 91451
Income Other: 23265
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5385090
Income Legacies: 1390241
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £377,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,436,375
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4813375
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 9221
Expenditure Governance: 32176
Expenditure Support Costs: 394840
Expenditure Depreciation: 196342
Gain Loss Investment: 1601
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 81993
Reserves: £2,405,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2578838
Assets Own Use: 2509964
Assets Long Term Investment: 68874
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,365,329
Assets Total Liabilities: £221,705
Assets Current Investment: 626144
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,722,462
Creditors One Year Total Current: 221705
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,304,329
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5534934
Funds Restricted: 187528
Funds Total: 5722462
Count Employees: 419
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3489204
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1696800
Income Investments: 42578
Income Other: 121905
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5350487
Income Legacies: 1581159
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £315,811
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,991,420
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4307231
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 57095
Expenditure Governance: 51930
Expenditure Support Costs: 349643
Expenditure Depreciation: 210475
Gain Loss Investment: 9546
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 39454
Reserves: £3,231,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2460144
Assets Own Use: 2390832
Assets Long Term Investment: 69312
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,533,081
Assets Total Liabilities: £526,601
Assets Current Investment: 572016
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,466,624
Creditors One Year Total Current: 244687
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 281914
Assets Cash: £2,462,222
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6296883
Funds Restricted: 169741
Funds Total: 6466624
Count Employees: 490
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 3092796
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2538289
Income Investments: 31897
Income Other: 137736
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5800718
Income Legacies: 1223964
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £398,721
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,174,233
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4572954
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19885
Expenditure Support Costs: 333358
Expenditure Depreciation: 52827
Gain Loss Investment: 115
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -12378
Reserves: £2,508,660
Assets Total Fixed: 2190370
Assets Own Use: 2117906
Assets Long Term Investment: 72464
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,840,361
Assets Total Liabilities: £656,362
Assets Current Investment: 360454
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,374,369
Creditors One Year Total Current: 332487
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 323875
Assets Cash: £2,313,916
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5221684
Funds Restricted: 152685
Funds Total: 5374369
Count Employees: 605
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bangladesh
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LEPRA
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-09-04T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1029476
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1029476
Assoc Charity Name: INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FOLKESTONE BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Name: LEPRA
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-08-23T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 294283
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 294283
Assoc Charity Name: THE DE CRESPIGNY CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name: LEPRA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-02-04T00:00:00

Charity Name: LEPRA
Charity Event Order: 5
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-05-07T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 240739
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 240739
Assoc Charity Name: THE HOSPITAL AND HOMES OF ST GILES

Charity Name: LEPRA
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-04-19T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 1033013
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1033013
Assoc Charity Name: INNER WHEEL CLUB OF HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING BENEVOLENT FUND

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/02/1937AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/06/1957AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/06/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2016 as amended on 06 May 2022
Charitable Objects: TO CARRY OUT THE INVESTIGATION OF AND PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, TREATMENT, CURE AND PREVENTION OF THE DISEASE OF LEPROSY AND ANY ALLIED DISEASE, AND GIVE AND GRANT RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO ANY PERSONS SUFFERING OR BELIEVED TO BE SUFFERING FROM, OR THE FAMILY OR DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 100402
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LEPRA HEALTH IN ACTION

Charity Name Id: 100409
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE BRITISH LEPROSY RELIEF ASSOCIATION (LEPRA)

Charity Name Id: 100375
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LEPRA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures