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LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 261378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£239k
Latest spending
£146k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,839,961, which represents a prudent retention of net incoming resources to support future grant funding. The trustees report that the investment portfolio provides sustainable income and expect it to continue growing, indicating adequate resources for ongoing activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: part-retention of any of the charity's net incoming resources on an annual basis (held: £4.8m)
“The trustees' policy is to consider a part-retention of any of the charity's net incoming resources on an annual basis.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Bantent Limited, a company in which trustee M A Lawson is a director and the charity holds shares.
“M A Lawson is a director of Bantent Limited, a private company in which the charity holds shares. The charity received unconditional donations of £64,500 (2024: £62,647) from Bantent Limited during the year.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£692k
Total spending
£130k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (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
31/03/2025£239k£146k
31/03/2024£242k£124k
31/03/2023£126k£126k
31/03/2022£137k£101k
31/03/2021£692k£130k

Common questions

Is LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,839,961, which represents a prudent retention of net incoming resources to support future grant funding. The trustees report that the investment portfolio provides sustainable income and expect it to continue growing, indicating adequate resources for ongoing activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST£239k—0above—no doubt
THE MANACKERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£153k—0within—no doubt
THE RICHARD MEINS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£180k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt
GEORGE BESSELL D.F.M. TRUST FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BECKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt

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