THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1015648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER ART FOUNDATION

Advancing the arts, culture and heritage for the public benefit by all charitable means, for example by providing grants and support to organisations and individuals, providing facilities to organisations, arranging the holding of exhibitions, promoting and encouraging organised research and experimental work, educating, training and instructing organisations and individuals.

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Latest income

£869k

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £31,321,263 at year-end, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining an investment portfolio and cash reserves of not less than £30m. The trustees confirmed sufficient liquidity to meet commitments and expressed confidence in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Lord Lloyd Webber

“The principal source of funding has been in the form of donations received from Lord Lloyd Webber, who since inception in 1992 has donated a total of £28,067,229 (net of Gift Aid) to the Foundation.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not less than £30m (held: £31.3m)

“It is the policy of the trustees to aim to maintain an investment portfolio and cash reserves of not less than £30m.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£869k

Total spending

£1.3m

Cost of raising funds

£202k

Reserves (reported)

£31.3m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr SIMON THURLEYchair
Emma Katherine Marsh
LADY MADELEINE ASTRID LLOYD WEBBER · trustee of 1 other charity
LOUISE EMMA FENNELL
Philip William Freedman
WILLIAM RICHARD LLOYD WEBBER

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£869k	£1.3m
31/12/2024	£566k	£1.2m
31/12/2023	£414k	£1.8m
31/12/2022	£367k	£1.2m
31/12/2021	£338k	£979k

Common questions

Is THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £31,321,263 at year-end, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining an investment portfolio and cash reserves of not less than £30m. The trustees confirmed sufficient liquidity to meet commitments and expressed confidence in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£35k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	1	£29k
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY	1	£29k
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£7k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION	1	£5k

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JOHN ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST income £356k
UNITY THEATRE TRUST income £228k
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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION	£869k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JOHN ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£356k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£228k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION FY2026	£180k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WATES FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£598k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation FY2024	£895k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.