THE LEWIS PUGH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1168977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lewis Pugh Foundation (LPF) promotes, for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and ecological environment, particularly the marine environment. LPF also provides education and disseminates information about the marine environment and the importance of its conservation.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROMOTING THE CREATION OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, PROMOTING THE WELLBEING AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND THE SPECIES DEPENDENT ON THOSE ENVIRONMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS CONSERVATION.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, MARINE PROTECTED AREA SHALL MEAN A GEOGRAPHICALLY DEFINED AREA THAT IS REGULATED AND MANAGED TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIC CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total income of £432,081 against expenditure of £471,364. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £54,725 at year-end, which is above the agreed target of £50,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% 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: 3.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dermot McDonogh
• LEWIS WILLIAM GORDON PUGH OIG
• Roxanna Samii
• Tessa Graham

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

Operates in: Antarctica · Argentina · Australia · Belgium · Canada · Chile · Denmark · Egypt · Falkland Islands · France · Gibraltar · Greenland

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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