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THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1136714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation is a grant giving organisation funded by Stewarts Law LLP. Its object is to support charitable organisations in the UK, focusing in particular on; access to justice, the prevention of poverty & homelessness, support of those with brain or spinal injuries, furtherence of the Arts, advancement of education. Direct applications are not accepted.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £112,508 at year-end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the foundation has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“No expenditure was incurred to raise funds.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: equivalent to any commitments due plus one year of support and governance costs exclusive of donated services from Stewarts Law LLP, plus an emergency provision of £50,000 (held: £113k)
“The Trustees aim for the level of free reserves to be equivalent to any commitments due plus one year of support and governance costs exclusive of donated services from Stewarts Law LLP, plus an emergency provision of £50,000. At 30 April 2026 this would have equated to approximately £50,000”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Stewarts Law LLP, a related party where trustees are partners.
“During the year the Foundation received donations of £1,168,628 (2025: £876,839) (including related Gift Aid) from Stewarts Law LLP.” — page 18
“One of the Trustees is a Trustee of the Talk About Trust and during the year they were awarded a grant of £15,000 (2025: £15,000).”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Talk About Trust, where one trustee is also a trustee of the recipient.
“During the year the Foundation received donations of £1,168,628 (2025: £876,839) (including related Gift Aid) from Stewarts Law LLP.” — page 18
“One of the Trustees is a Trustee of the Talk About Trust and during the year they were awarded a grant of £15,000 (2025: £15,000).”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2026)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2026£1.2m£1.2m
30/04/2025£877k£826k
30/04/2024£709k£812k
30/04/2023£997k£982k
30/04/2022£838k£920k

Common questions

Is THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £112,508 at year-end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the foundation has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditors. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST1£570k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£250k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST1£60k
THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUND1£24k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LAWS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION£1.2m—0unclear0.0%no doubt
THE LAWS FOUNDATION FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2025£6.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE NINA AND ROGER STEWART CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£158k—0above—no doubt
THE RICHARD LAWES FOUNDATION FY2025£222k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STUART HALBERT FOUNDATION FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt

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