LIFEWORKS GLOBAL

Registered charity 1167436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LWG

Lifeworks Global are a UK charity delivering innovative solutions in agriculture through investments, knowledge transfer and business partnerships, to empower communities to achieve resilience and sustainability. We partner with global multilateral organisations and are actively engaged in addressing hunger and challenges of food security.

Objects

1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH TRAINING, LIFE-LONG LEARNING, RESEARCH (THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO OTHERS), AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £9,358 as of 31 May 2026, with total income of £12,827 and total expenditure of £10,346. The trustees report that funding was 'vastly reduced' and provided by trustees to cover basic running costs, noting a 'lack of funds' for future periods.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Donations Gift Aid Received from HMRC”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Paul and Isabel Manweiler provided funds to cover basic running costs.
“Vastly reduced funds provided by Paul and Isabel Manweiler to cover basic running costs and limited trainings only.” — page 2
“Bank Account: Business Current Account Expense Account: Paul Manweiler”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Paul Manweiler is listed as a trustee and the accounts list an 'Expense Account: Paul Manweiler' under current assets/liabilities context.
“Vastly reduced funds provided by Paul and Isabel Manweiler to cover basic running costs and limited trainings only.” — page 2
“Bank Account: Business Current Account Expense Account: Paul Manweiler”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lifeworks Global (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ethiopia · India · Rwanda · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2026£48k£38k
31/05/2025£80k£95k
31/05/2024£229k£249k
31/05/2023£206k£182k
31/05/2022£178k£195k

Common questions

Is LIFEWORKS GLOBAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £9,358 as of 31 May 2026, with total income of £12,827 and total expenditure of £10,346. The trustees report that funding was 'vastly reduced' and provided by trustees to cover basic running costs, noting a 'lack of funds' for future periods. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.