THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1151072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LUPTON FOUNDATION

The main causes for support of the Trust are : (a) Social welfare in the UK, with a particular emphasis on young people and on education; and (b)The arts in the UK, also with a particular emphasis on how the Foundation's support could be used to improve peoples' lives (especially the young) through education

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£272k
Latest spending
£242k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £2,665,562, representing a net movement in funds of £173,144 for the year. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a minimum of £10,000 to cover annual costs, noting that the actual level is significantly above this policy target. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist 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

Reserves policy: minimum of £10k (held: £2.7m)
“The trustees therefore keep a minimum of £10k in cash in a separate bank account to the Investment Portfolio, for ease of grant-making and to cover a year’s costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from related parties
“Total donations of £200,000 (2025: £150,000) without conditions were received from related parties during the year.” — page 13
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£272k£242k
31/03/2025£207k£149k
31/03/2024£309k£181k
31/03/2023£236k£452k
31/03/2022£353k£90k

Common questions

Is THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £2,665,562, representing a net movement in funds of £173,144 for the year. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a minimum of £10,000 to cover annual costs, noting that the actual level is significantly above this policy target. The filing confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£543k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£111k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION£272k—0unclear—no doubt
PS FOUNDATION FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024£956k—0above—no doubt
HUMAN PRACTICE FOUNDATION UK FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2023£225k—0unclear—no doubt

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