Registered charity · Lytham St. Annes
The Friends of Lytham Hall
The Friends of Lytham Hall is a registered charity (number 1069442) based in Lytham St. Annes, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Alison Jane Wood since 2023. Latest income £38k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
2. Objects and Powers2.1 The objects of the Friends are:2.1.1 To work with Lytham Town Trust Limited ("the Trust"), Heritage Trust for the North West (“HTNW”) and any other interested or relevant body to preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants...
- 12 trustees
- Income £38k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alison Jane WoodChair · since 2023
- Elizabeth GuffoggTrustee
- John David HornyakTrustee · since 2023
- Kathryn SmithTrustee
- Lambert Leif Dopping-HepenstalTrustee · since 2012
- Marilyn SmithTrustee
- MEG HargreavesTrustee
- Pauline HamiltonTrustee
- Robert SmithTrustee
- Susan HavenhandTrustee · since 2015
- Susan JonesTrustee · since 2022
- Terence JonesTrustee · since 2015
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.friendsoflythamhall.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£38k£27k
- 2024£38k£48k
- 2023£35k£22k
Earlier years
- 2022£32k£7k
- 2021£17k£36k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
2. Objects and Powers2.1 The objects of the Friends are:2.1.1 To work with Lytham Town Trust Limited ("the Trust"), Heritage Trust for the North West (“HTNW”) and any other interested or relevant body to preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Fylde region of Lancashire and of the nation at large the land, estate and buildings known as Lytham Hall off Ballam Road, Lytham, Lancashire together with the works of art, furniture, and contents of Lytham Hall2.1.2 To work with the Trust, HTNW and any other interested or relevant body to procure the provision of and maintain the use of an art gallery, museum, visitor centre, parkland and other amenities of a similar character for the benefit of the community of the Fylde region of Lancashire and of the nation at large at Lytham Hall with the object of advancing education and to help to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the outstanding architectural merit of Lytham Hall and its ancillarybuildings and of the works of art, furniture and other contents of Lytham Hall and of works of art to be introduced to Lytham Hall and generally to improve the quality of life of the community living within the said Fylde region of Lancashire and of the nation at large through the use and enjoyment of Lytham Hall and its parkland.2.1.3 To support the charitable work of the Trust and HTNW, the leaseholders, restricted to the Trust's and HTNW’s charitable work relative to LythamHall
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- Alison Jane Wood Chair since 2023
- Elizabeth Guffogg
- John David Hornyak since 2023
- Kathryn Smith
- Lambert Leif Dopping-Hepenstal since 2012
- Marilyn Smith
- MEG Hargreaves
- Pauline Hamilton
- Robert Smith
- Susan Havenhand since 2015
- Susan Jones since 2022
- Terence Jones since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Lambert Leif Dopping-Hepenstal since 2012
- Susan Havenhand since 2015
- Terence Jones since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Elizabeth Guffogg
- John David Hornyak since 2023
- Kathryn Smith
- Lambert Leif Dopping-Hepenstal since 2012
- Marilyn Smith
- MEG Hargreaves
- Pauline Hamilton
- Robert Smith
- Susan Havenhand since 2015
- Terence Jones since 2015
Portfolio (2)
- Alison Jane Wood Chair since 2023
- Susan Jones since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1069442
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 MAY 1997 AS AMENDED 16 FEBRUARY 1998 as amended on 03 Nov 2021 as amended on 03 Nov 2021 as amended on 19 Oct 1922
- Contact on the register
- 01253794524 · friends@friendsoflythamhall.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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