THE LEE RIGBY FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1166794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support persons suffering from bereavement or loss by providing counselling and other support. Relieving mental and physical distress and saving lives through contact, support, and holistic alternative care by providing retreat and respite centres, and promoting activities proven to benefit health. Relieving poverty and hardship arising from bereavement with grants of money and necessary items.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY’ BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FINANCIAL DISADVANTAGES AND DIFFICULTIES (HARDSHIP) ARISING FROM BEREAVEMENT INCLUDING GRANTS OF MONEY AND THE PROVISION OF ITEMS. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES’ PROMOTING ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE A PROVEN BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON HEALTH OFFERING SUPPORT TO RECEIVE EMOTIONAL/MENTAL DISTRESS, THROUGH CONTACT SUPPORT AND HOLISTIC ALTERNATIVE CARE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RETREAT AND RESPITE CENTRES.TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of expenditure over income of £19,667 for the year ended 29 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds carried forward of £35,800. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no significant uncertainty identified. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no share capital.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 handling
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lee Rigby Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN RIGBY
• Kris Sommervillw
• Lyn Rigby
• Marlene Godwin

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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