THE LEWY BODY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1114579 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q52851451 · also known as LBS · also registered in Scotland as SC047044 (OSCR)

To provide relief for people living with the dementia Lewy bodies by raising awareness of and supporting research into the disease.

Objects

THE PRIMARY OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES (HEREINAFTER 'DLB') ALSO KNOWN AS LEWY BODY DISEASE, LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF THE DISEASE.Y OR PHYSICALLY) OR CHRONICALLY SICK PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF HOUSES FLATS OR SIMILAR PROPERTIES AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS;3 PROVIDING SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.4 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.5 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.6 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AMONGST THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS.7 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF TREES IN PARTICULAR BROAD LEAFED TREES PLANTS AND ALL FORMS OF WILDLIFE AND THEREBY TO SECURE THE ENJOYMENT BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.8 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILD CARE.9 THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE AND OTHER BODIES AND AGENCIES, OF THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIMINAL ACTS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH ASSISTING IN MEASURES DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF CRIME, ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY AND VEHICLE SPEEDING AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNITY SAFETY TO THE COMMUNITY.'HOUSES' SHALL HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN BY SECTION 106 OF THE HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1985 AND SHALL INCLUDE BLOCKS OF FLATS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION OF THE HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1985...

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wigan, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,179,869, significantly exceeding the trustees' estimated reserves policy target of £1,059,623. The charity reported a net income of £80,277 for the year, with the vast majority of income derived from voluntary donations and legacies. The trustees and auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lewy Body Society (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~59.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ASHLEY BAYSTON JP,BA,LLBchair
• Carol Bewick
• Dr Elizabeth Bewley
• Dr Lynne Corner

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WYMONDHAM DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP.

• WYMONDHAM DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP income £33k
• THE LEEDS SOCIETY FOR DEAF AND BLIND PEOPLE income £295k
• LEEDS INVOLVING PEOPLE income £126k
• LEGACY IN THE COMMUNITY income £342k
• DEMENTIA FRIENDLY KEIGHLEY income £199k
• Dementia Studio CIO income £68k

Side by side with its peers

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