THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1179185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEWIS FAMILY TRUST

The Charles Lewis Foundation particularly favours registered smaller charities (annual income of under £1,000,000 and no sizeable assets) located in the UK where funding is required for a specific project and where small grants can have a big impact. TCLF especially supports charities which make good use of volunteers. The trustees look to support ongoing and new projects.

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Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £749 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £64,942. The trustees confirm that the charity holds no reserves as it has no overheads, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Della Ann Skeates
GEOFFREY CHARLES LEWIS

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£125k	£126k
31/03/2025	£125k	£110k
31/03/2024	£125k	£127k
31/03/2023	£125k	£116k
31/03/2022	£125k	£188k

Common questions

Is THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £749 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £64,942. The trustees confirm that the charity holds no reserves as it has no overheads, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£500k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION.

THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION income £296k
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION income £1.1m
STANLEY AND ZEA LEWIS FAMILY FOUNDATION income £229k
THE LEWIS AND TERUKO SHAW FOUNDATION income £546k
The Charles Godwin Foundation income £136k
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION FY2025	£296k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
STANLEY AND ZEA LEWIS FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LEWIS AND TERUKO SHAW FOUNDATION FY2025	£546k	—	above	—	no doubt
The Charles Godwin Foundation FY2024	£136k	—	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.