THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 251115 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE R AND D LAUFFER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

The application of the trust fund and income thereof for general charitable purposes as specified in the trust deed.

Objects

TO BENEFIT GENERAL SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, PAKISTAN ,CEYLON ,REPUBLIC OF INDIA, ANY OTHER TERRITORIES FORMING PART OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£130k
Latest spending
£518k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit, amounting to £7,139, which arose because expenditure exceeded unrestricted income during the year. However, the trustees report that the overall financial position is satisfactory and they are confident that future investment income will be sufficient to meet obligations as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income
“The principal source of income is investment income.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“the free reserves amounted to (£7,139) at 5 April 2025”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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£130k£518k
05/04/2024£127k£505k
31/03/2023£130k£577k
31/03/2022£121k£548k
31/03/2021£118k£428k

Common questions

Is THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit, amounting to £7,139, which arose because expenditure exceeded unrestricted income during the year. However, the trustees report that the overall financial position is satisfactory and they are confident that future investment income will be sufficient to meet obligations as they fall due. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST1£300k
LATATE LIMITED1£20k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST£130k—0below—no doubt
LAUFER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£123k——unclear—no doubt
THE PHILLIPS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
THE I KAUFMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£95k—0unclear—no doubt
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£492k—0unclear—no doubt
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.2m—0above—no doubt

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