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The Gold From The Stone Foundation

Registered charity 1175167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEMN SISSAY FOUNDATION

The Foundation's primary concern is The Christmas Dinner project. The Christmas Dinner was founded by Lemn Sissay in 2013 with the intention that no care leaver would be left alone on Christmas Day.

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Latest income
£155k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £79,349, exceeding the trustees' stated minimum target of £30,000. The charity received £110,762 in unrestricted income and maintained a positive net cash position for the period. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and no material matters required attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £79k)
“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at a minimum level of £30,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£155k£94k
31/03/2025£49k£87k
31/12/2023£54k£63k
31/12/2022£28k£32k
31/12/2021£37k£46k

Common questions

Is The Gold From The Stone Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £79,349, exceeding the trustees' stated minimum target of £30,000. The charity received £110,762 in unrestricted income and maintained a positive net cash position for the period. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and no material matters required attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The Gold From The Stone Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Gold From The Stone Foundation as a grant recipient include THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k