THE LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1045650 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is committed to supporting a number of local and national charities particulars of which are denoted within the charity's annual accounts.

Objects

TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND IN SUCH SHARES AND SUCH MANNER AS THEY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Latest income

£67k

Latest spending

£835k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £2,330,528 to £1,533,173 due to significant grant expenditures totaling £811,000 and investment losses. The trustees report a general policy to maintain capital to generate future income, and confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: capital fund to be maintained at a level that will generate future income sufficient to maintain a broadly constant level of financial support to its preferred beneficiaries (held: £1.5m)

“The general policy of the Foundation is for the capital fund to be maintained at a level that will generate future income sufficient to maintain a broadly constant level of financial support to its preferred beneficiaries.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

JONATHAN SCOTT GIBBONchair
GARETH JULIAN WHITELOCK READ
SARAH JANE EAVES

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£67k	£835k
05/04/2024	£62k	£99k
05/04/2023	£52k	£109k
05/04/2022	£53k	£110k
05/04/2021	£48k	£42k

Common questions

Is THE LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £2,330,528 to £1,533,173 due to significant grant expenditures totaling £811,000 and investment losses. The trustees report a general policy to maintain capital to generate future income, and confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.