THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 212148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE I J LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST

The promotion of education, humanitarian causes and performing arts, particularly in Israel.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR UNFETTERED DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE

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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Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£211k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,878,610 (General Fund £2,733,374 plus Designated Fund £145,236) at the year end, representing a net decrease from the previous year. The trustees report that sufficient funds are available to meet current obligations 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

Related-party transaction: AAB Audit & Accountancy Ltd, a company where trustees Mr M J Friedman and Mr F W Beadle work, was paid £34,980 for professional services.

“Mr M J Friedman and Mr F W Beadle, who are trustees, work for AAB Audit & Accountancy Ltd which has been paid £34,980 (2024 - £37,260) for professional services undertaken, relating to the year concerned.” — page 18

“Mr S M Jackson, who is a trustee, and works for Bevan Brittan Llp which has been paid £10,279 (2024 - £11,934) for professional services undertaken, relating to the year concerned.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Bevan Brittan LLP, a firm where trustee Mr S M Jackson works, was paid £10,279 for professional services.

“Mr M J Friedman and Mr F W Beadle, who are trustees, work for AAB Audit & Accountancy Ltd which has been paid £34,980 (2024 - £37,260) for professional services undertaken, relating to the year concerned.” — page 18

“Mr S M Jackson, who is a trustee, and works for Bevan Brittan Llp which has been paid £10,279 (2024 - £11,934) for professional services undertaken, relating to the year concerned.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

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

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

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID STEPHEN LYONSchair
AAB Professional Trustees LLP
BELINDA LYONS-NEWMAN
Mortimer James Friedman FCA · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Jackson

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£160k	£211k
05/04/2024	£171k	£203k
05/04/2023	£153k	£224k
05/04/2022	£99k	£207k
05/04/2021	£112k	£195k

Common questions

Is THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,878,610 (General Fund £2,733,374 plus Designated Fund £145,236) at the year end, representing a net decrease from the previous year. The trustees report that sufficient funds are available to meet current obligations and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 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
ZOREYA TZEDOKOS	1	£738k
SHULEM B. ASSOCIATION LIMITED	1	£524k
RONTADES LIMITED	1	£300k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF TIFERES CHAIM	1	£135k
BOROUGHLEA LIMITED	1	£120k
MAYHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£80k
KH D'SATMAR LTD	1	£70k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with S K CHARITABLE TRUST.

S K CHARITABLE TRUST income £232k
THE STUART AND ELLEN LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST income £55k
THE PARK LANE CHARITABLE TRUST income £344k
J E POSNANSKY CHARITABLE TRUST income £133k
YANKOV CHARITABLE TRUST income £218k
THE LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST income £67k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
S K CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£232k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE STUART AND ELLEN LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£55k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PARK LANE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£344k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
J E POSNANSKY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YANKOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£218k	—	above	—	no doubt

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