THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 257803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees make grants to charities in the UK and abroad, with an emphasis to those in the Greater London area. A considerable number of these charities support those of the Jewish faith.

Objects

UPON TRUST AS TO BOTH CAPITAL AND INCOME FOR SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES (WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE) BEING CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES OR THE MAJORITY OF THEM SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNRESTRICTED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · 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
£122k
Latest spending
£83k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased from £4,506,355 to £4,426,466 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing stable assets and professional investment management.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not necessary to hold specific reserves (reserves figure: £4.4m)
“they have concluded that it is not necessary to hold specific reserves.” — page 4
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 05/04/2023

  • 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£122k£83k
05/04/2024£118k£84k
05/04/2023£91k£97k
05/04/2022£73k£90k
05/04/2021£68k£85k

Common questions

Is THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets decreased from £4,506,355 to £4,426,466 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing stable assets and professional investment management. 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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUST£122k—0above—no doubt
LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
LAUFER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£123k——unclear—no doubt
G L TILLOTSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SALAMANDER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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