THE LEWIS AND TERUKO SHAW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1203228 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£546k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £6,288,774, an increase from the prior year's £4,916,694. The charity generated a net income of £504,626 from investment income and donations, while charitable grants paid totaled £20,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to allow future grants and donations to be made out of investment income at the discretion of the trustees (reserves figure: £6.3m)
“It is the policy of the charity to hold reserves which are sufficient to allow future grants and donations to be made out of investment income at the discretion of the trustees.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from trustee
“During the year, the charity received £40,000 of donations from Frances Akiko Hickey.” — page 5
“During the prior period, the charity received £4,651,962 of donations of equity investments from the estate of Frances Akiko Hickey's mother.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from connected estate
“During the year, the charity received £40,000 of donations from Frances Akiko Hickey.” — page 5
“During the prior period, the charity received £4,651,962 of donations of equity investments from the estate of Frances Akiko Hickey's mother.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£546k
Total spending
£41k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£6.3m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (93% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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
05/04/2025£546k£41k
05/04/2024£4.8m£13k

Common questions

Is THE LEWIS AND TERUKO SHAW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £6,288,774, an increase from the prior year's £4,916,694. The charity generated a net income of £504,626 from investment income and donations, while charitable grants paid totaled £20,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STEINBOCK FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LEWIS AND TERUKO SHAW FOUNDATION£546k—0above—no doubt
STEINBOCK FOUNDATION FY2025£349k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEONARD CHADWICK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARGOT AND JULIAN LEW CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
TOBY AND REGINA WYLES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£449k—0unclear—no doubt
TAIGH MOR FOUNDATION FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt

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