The Litcham Relief in Need Charity is a local charity with a small income derived from the rental of a field in Litcham and from the Litcham Allotment Gardens.
The current Charity is a combination of several local charities:
1. John Halcott’s Almshouses founded by will in 1677
2. The Charity of William Allees’s Charity founded by will in 1629
3. Sir Thomas Wodehouse’s Charity granted by deed poll in 1634
4. The Charity of the Unknown Donor granted by deeds dated 1709 and 1815
5. The Charity of John Copeman Lound granted in a deed dated 1889
6. The Charity of John Glover granted by deeds in 1741
These were amalgamated in one Charity in 1993 by the Charity Commision under The Litcham Relief in Need Charity Trust Scheme.
The purpose of the charity is :
Applications (in writing) are invited from any parishioner or organisation within Litcham who feels the charity might consider helping them or their organisation.
Applications should be sent to:
Current Trustees
Rules of the Charity
Click here to download The Litcham Relief in Need Charity Trust Scheme (pdf 2.3Mb)
This is the document (or "Trust Scheme") that set up the Charity in 1994 and which lays out the rules under which the Charity should operate.
Press Release : In August the Charity Commission held an in-depth review of the background, history and activities of the Charity and found that the co-opted Trustees have been carrying out their duties correctly. Accordingly, they have upheld the decision of the co-opted Trustees to dismiss the previous nominated Trustees for non-attendance at meetings. The co-opted Trustees are now pleased to welcome Paul Snelling and Trevor Carter as nominated Trustees, who were appointed at the September meeting of the Parish Council.
The co-opted Trustees hope that the recent difficult episodes are now closed. We would like to thank Lyn Jones, all the members of LALGA for their hard work in regenerating the allotments, which form a major part of the charity’s income. They are now a credit to the village and an important community asset of which we are all justly proud.
