01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 February 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07860164
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £3,513,797
- Latest expenditure
- £3,281,636
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Head Office, William Lench Court, 80 Ridgacre Road, Quinton, B32 2AQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lenchs-trust.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Lench's Trust is an Almshouse Charity, providing care and quality homes to people over the age of 55 in need, in and around Birmingham, attempting to reduce social isolation within this demographic and creating communities within our Schemes.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,513,797
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,281,636
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,257,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,153,283
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,048,426
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,831,757
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,631,398
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,524,080
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,581,049
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,362,980
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,513,797
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,281,636
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,257,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,153,283
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,048,426
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,831,757
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,631,398
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,524,080
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,581,049
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,362,980
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 17700
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3199557
- Income Investments
- 168098
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3385355
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,826,971
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,372,586
- Expenditure Other
- 82079
- Expenditure Total
- 3281636
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 661720
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22363
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 630927
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 605353
- Gain Loss Investment
- 202267
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,031,851
- Assets Total Fixed
- 33233017
- Assets Own Use
- 29521937
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3711080
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,809,385
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,650,499
- Assets Current Investment
- 1865196
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,391,903
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 827666
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5822833
- Assets Cash
- £571,825
- Funds Endowment
- 2970222
- Funds Unrestricted
- 26421681
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 29391903
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 20
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3048849
- Income Investments
- 192277
- Income Other
- 16824
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3257970
- Income Legacies
- 20
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,045,760
- Expenditure Other
- 107523
- Expenditure Total
- 3153283
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 530749
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 727268
- Gain Loss Investment
- 16209
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £584,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32860218
- Assets Own Use
- 29457302
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3402916
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,906,985
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,295,235
- Assets Current Investment
- 2401947
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £28,471,968
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 897532
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6397703
- Assets Cash
- £126,807
- Funds Endowment
- 2824486
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25647482
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 28471968
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2407201
- Income Investments
- 464656
- Income Other
- 176569
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3048426
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £27,806
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,803,951
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2831757
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 27806
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1007947
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 652945
- Gain Loss Investment
- 188488
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -11919
- Reserves
- £2,205,164
- Assets Total Fixed
- 31686537
- Assets Own Use
- 16463536
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 15223001
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,423,812
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,907,485
- Assets Current Investment
- 2312197
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £28,202,864
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 848302
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7059183
- Assets Cash
- £1,839,674
- Funds Endowment
- 2809404
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25393460
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 28202864
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2259491
- Income Investments
- 328084
- Income Other
- 43823
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2631398
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,497,501
- Expenditure Other
- 26579
- Expenditure Total
- 2524080
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 880363
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 574684
- Gain Loss Investment
- 43823
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 31416355
- Assets Own Use
- 16230110
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 15186245
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,649,998
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,071,836
- Assets Current Investment
- 4710268
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £27,994,517
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1373728
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7698108
- Assets Cash
- £741,680
- Funds Endowment
- 2691108
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25303409
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 27994517
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2084551
- Income Investments
- 282085
- Income Other
- 214413
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2581049
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £91,891
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,261,039
- Expenditure Other
- 10050
- Expenditure Total
- 2362980
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 91891
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10050
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 791254
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 436339
- Gain Loss Investment
- 225175
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -10762
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30589143
- Assets Own Use
- 15527952
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 15061191
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,352,352
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,091,177
- Assets Current Investment
- 5730426
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £27,850,318
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 777707
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 8313470
- Assets Cash
- £162,475
- Funds Endowment
- 2623209
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25227109
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 27850318
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LENCH'S TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-02-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/11/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/10/2014
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITYS OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES OR SUCH OTHER PROPERTY APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS OR PERSONS WHO SHALL THROUGH AGE OR OTHERWISE FIND THEMSELVES IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AS A RESULT OF WHICH THEY HAVE BECOME UNABLE TO AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN AND MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT RESIDENCES, OR WHO ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL ASSETS ARE THROUGH LACK OF INCOME IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THEY SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS; (B) TO RELIEVE THE ELDERLY AND POOR IN ANY WAY DEEMED CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO LAW, AND PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THEY SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING SUCH RELIEF MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE PROVISION OF HOME CARE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE BOTH WITHIN A CLIENTS HOME AND OTHERWISE INCLUDING THE MAKING OF CASH PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND, IN PARTICULAR, RELATING TO HOUSING NEEDS. (C) A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES UNDER ARTICLE 4(A) ABOVE BUT WHO IS TO ENTER INTO AN EQUITY SHARING ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CHARITY WHEREBY THEY MAY PURCHASE UP TO A 75% SHARE IN A UNIT AS A QUALIFYING BENEFICIARY: (I) SHALL AT ALL TIMES AFFORD THE CHARITY THE FIRST OPTION TO RE-PURCHASE WHATEVER SHARE IN A UNIT HE OR SHE SHALL HAVE PURCHASED BY WAY OF EQUITY; (II) SHALL BE A QUALIFYING BENEFICIARY BY VIRTUE OF CLAUSE 4(A) ABOVE; (III) SHALL NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER PERSON TO OCCUPY OR SHARE THE ACCOMMODATION AND SHALL NOT TRANSFER HIS OR HER LEGAL INTEREST IN THE UNIT CONCERNED TO ANY THIRD PARTY WHETHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART; (IV) SHALL BEAR HIS OR HER OWN COSTS IN RELATION TO THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF ANY INTEREST IN THE UNIT.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Homes England
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures