01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 9 December 1977
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £9,539
- Latest expenditure
- £16,760
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Lexden Springs School, Winstree Road, Stanway, COLCHESTER, CO3 0PZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lexdensprings.essex.sch.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We exist to benefit the students of Lexden Springs Residential Special School, their families, teachers and carers.Our largest fundraising undertaken to date was c. £100,000 for specialist playground equipment. Other significant expenditures have been to provide holidays for students and minibuses.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,539
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,760
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,342
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,968
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,101
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,573
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,707
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,027
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £21,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £39,171
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,342
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,968
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,707
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,027
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £21,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £39,171
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LEXDEN SPRINGS APPEAL FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1977-12-09T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18/10/1977AS AMENDED ON 22/04/1980AS AMENDED ON 23/03/1982AS AMENDED ON 05/03/2008AS AMENDED ON 12/01/2012AS AMENDED ON 18/04/2013 as amended on 14 May 2019 as amended on 10 Mar 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PUPILS AT LEXDEN SPRINGS SCHOOL COLCHESTER BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION AND GENERAL WELFARE AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY)
- Area Of Benefit
- COLCHESTER
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 520838
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LEXDEN SPRINGS FUNKY FUNDING
- Charity Name Id
- 59493
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LEXDEN SPRINGS APPEAL FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 59504
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE GOLDEN GROVE APPEAL FUND FOR MULTIPLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
- Charity Name Id
- 59483
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF LEXDEN SPRINGS
- Charity Name Id
- 59498
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LEXDEN SPRINGS APPEAL FUND FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests