What is Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation?

The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation is an Industrial & Provident Society with charitable commitments. It is registered with the Registrar of Friendly Societies under the Industrial & Provident Societies Act 1965 and has exempt charity status.

Why are we here?

We help maintain and enhance the world’s first Garden City for the enjoyment of everyone who lives, works and plays here.

What do we do?

We support, fund and promote activities and projects in order to deliver charitable commitments for the benefit of the local communities.

How do we do it?

We manage the assets of the town to generate income to provide a financially secure and efficient organisation, to invest in the physical, economic and social environment of Letchworth Garden City.

How are we governed?

The 'Rules of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation' is our primary governance document. This sets out our six charitable commitments (or 'objects'), the provision for 30 Governors, a Board of Management responsible for managing our business, committees, meetings, elections and other requirements.

Find out more about what we do in our Corporate Plan here.