THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION
Giving grants to charitable bodies for the provision of medical care, services to children and the aged, the advancement of medicine and for educational purposes.
Objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MEDICINE, TO NECESSITOUS ELDERLY PERSONS, AND TO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITH REFERENCE TO THE ARTS, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity has total funds of £4,557,800, with unrestricted funds of £253,513. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 15/02/2024, 10 days after the 05/02/2024 due date).
Trustees
- JOHN HAROLD COOKE JPchair
- FRANK JACKSON OBE
- KATHERINE COATES
- LAURA LUCY COOKE
- PHILIP JOHN COOKE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2026 | £184k | £179k |
| 05/04/2025 | £203k | £233k |
| 05/04/2024 | £195k | £233k |
| 05/04/2023 | £214k | £258k |
| 05/04/2022 | £206k | £243k |
Common questions
Is THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has total funds of £4,557,800, with unrestricted funds of £253,513. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| VENDQUOT LIMITED | 1 | £22k |
| M AND S STORFER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE STORZ CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £9k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | £184k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GILBERT AND EILEEN EDGAR FOUNDATION | £83k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE EDGWARE FOUNDATION | £304k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE EARLE AND STUART CHARITABLE TRUST | £83k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEAGUE OF FRIENDS, EALING HOSPITAL | £219k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GEORGE CLARKE | £77k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |