2024

The accounts to 31st December 2024, show donations of £52,067 (2023: £56,998) were received, of which £25,400 related to unrestricted funds and £26,667 to Commandery accounts. The World Leprosy Appeal 24 for The Leprosy Mission project in Batticaloa Sri Lanka raised £25,041 being contributions from members £14,960, Commanderies £6,590 and Gift Aid £3,491 reclaimed from HMRC.

Gift Aid reclaimed from HMRC amounted to £5,126 (2023: £5,973) to unrestricted funds including £3,491 (2023: £3,469) collected on World Leprosy Appeal donations, and a further £5,138 (2023: £3,246) to Commandery accounts.

Two legacies were received amounting to £5,712 (2023: Nil) during the year.

Investment income of £18,451 (2023: £20,180) was received. This was down on the previous year as some funds were utilised to pay charitable grants.

Charitable Grants and donations, including Commandery Grants and donations amounted to £108,063 (2023: £101,058), including £20,759 distributed from Commandery accounts.

Leprosy Mission

World Leprosy Appeal – Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

25,041

Leprosy Mission

Champa Vocational Training Centre, India

10,000

Leprosy Mission

Emergency Aid Appeal, Myanmar

10,000

LEPRA

Samarth Project, India

30,263

EMMS International

Nepal Leprosy Project, Nepal

10,000

HoverAid

Madagascar

2,000

 

 

87,304

 

Summary of accounts:

Income

 

Donations received inc. Legacies

57,780

HMRC Gift Aid recovered

10,264

 

68,044

Investment Income

18,451

Total Income

86,495

 

 

Expenditure

 

Charitable Grants

108,063

Administrative & Governance costs

3,035

Total Expenditure

111,098

 

 

Net Income/Expenditure

24,603