THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1113220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To distribute capital and income as the Trustees may determine:As to one half for (a) The Christian Workers Relief Fund (b) for the benefit of needy elderly people primarily those who are members of Evangelical or Christian Brethren ChurchesAs to one half for (a) WWF - UK (b) the British Red Cross Society

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Latest income

£285k

Latest spending

£269k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £3,032,823 at the year end, an increase from £2,841,997 the previous year. The trustees maintain a cash reserve policy target of £116,820 (index-linked), against which the actual cash held of £814,042 is significantly above the target. The investment portfolio value of £1,074,077 is noted to be below its index-linked policy target of £1,149,116.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Martin Hewitt · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Jenny Elspeth Barker · trustee of 1 other charity
IAN MICHAEL JENKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Christopher Cookson · trustee of 1 other charity
William Michael Corin · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£285k	£269k
05/04/2025	£271k	£305k
05/04/2024	£264k	£304k
05/04/2023	£245k	£272k
05/04/2022	£251k	£257k

Common questions

Is THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £3,032,823 at the year end, an increase from £2,841,997 the previous year. The trustees maintain a cash reserve policy target of £116,820 (index-linked), against which the actual cash held of £814,042 is significantly above the target. The investment portfolio value of £1,074,077 is noted to be below its index-linked policy target of £1,149,116. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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
VARGA FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	—
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£115k
BC Partners Foundation	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST.

THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST income £540k
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £239k
THE LAWTON TRUST LIMITED income £120k
KUSZER TZEDAKAH income £141k
THE LAWS FOUNDATION income £240k
THE JOSEPH AND ANNIE CATTLE TRUST income £370k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUST	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025	£540k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£239k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE LAWTON TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KUSZER TZEDAKAH FY2025	£141k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE LAWS FOUNDATION FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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