LEST WE FORGET ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1162122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEST WE FORGET
LWFA's mission is to strive to explore all avenues available to honour and support both current and former members of the UK Armed Forces and Merchant Navy and their families.
Causes: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,712,679, which the trustees describe as higher than needed based on historical outgoings. The charity reports a robust financial position with total assets just under £11M, supported by significant investment returns and a legacy donation.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Investments
“Investments 4 268,541 249,190” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum of 3 months (held: £9.7m)
“As such a reserve policy will form an important part of this future strategy to continue to honour the Yeates legacy and will be a minimum of 3 months. This strategy will be implemented in 2026.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to MERT Club CIC
“During the period the charity made a grant of £20,000 to the MERT Club CIC. Shaun Pascoe is a trustee of Lest We Forget Association and a director and member of the MERT Club CIC.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lest We Forget Association (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £905k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Stephen Richardschair
- Barbara Bruce
- Michael Harris
- Nicolas Karonias
- Stephen Justin Boynton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEST WE FORGET ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,712,679, which the trustees describe as higher than needed based on historical outgoings. The charity reports a robust financial position with total assets just under £11M, supported by significant investment returns and a legacy donation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
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