LACES EDUCATIONAL

Registered charity 1127961 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD & RELATED PROJECTS.

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TOTHE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THROUGH(I) PROMOTING OR PROVIDING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC STUDY RESEARCH ANDINSTRUCTION IN ETHICS AND OTHER PHILOSOPHICAL DISCIPLINES AS A PART OF ORAS RELATED TO MEDICINE AND ANY SUBJECT ANCILLARY THERETO;(II) PROMOTING PROJECTS OR DEVELOPING OR ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES TO IMPROVE LITERACY RATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(III) PROVIDING GRANTS TO STUDENTS STUDYING COURSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLEIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS INCLUDING THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OFGOOD HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.(C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIALWELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVENEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIRCONDITIONS OF LIFE.(D) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALESBOTH WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ANDELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE WORLD.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£81k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported total income of £80,655 and total expenditure of £65,717 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a surplus. Unrestricted funds increased from £46,850 to £61,788, with cash at bank rising to £65,388. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that required further understanding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to retain a sufficient level of reserves io enable the charity to maintain its operating activities and continue providing its services taking account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time. (reserves figure: £62k)
“Laces Educational reserves policy is to retain a sufficient level of reserves io enable the charity to maintain its operating activities and continue providing its services taking account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legal and professional fees paid to Lee Bolton Monier-Williams LLP, a firm where trustee Mr Howard John Dellar is a partner.
“Legal and professional fees amounting to £7,122 (2025: £3,891) were paid in the year to Lee Bolton Monier-Williams LLP. Mr Howard John Dellar is a partner in Lee Bolton Monier-Williams LLP and also a trustee of the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£81k£66k
31/03/2025£216k£180k
31/03/2024£101k£149k
31/03/2023£63k£115k
31/03/2022£56k£37k

Common questions

Is LACES EDUCATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported total income of £80,655 and total expenditure of £65,717 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a surplus. Unrestricted funds increased from £46,850 to £61,788, with cash at bank rising to £65,388. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that required further understanding. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LACES EDUCATIONAL£81k——unclear—no doubt
LACES TRUST FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD FY2025£59.1m—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS CHRISTMAS CHARITY LUNCH FY2026£336k——unclear—no doubt
LLE 'CHI FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt

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