THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 264475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To or towards or for the benefit or in furtherance of such charitable purposes charitable institutions or charitable foundations in such countries and in such manner and in such proportions as the trustees may from time to time in their discretion determine.

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
£296k
Latest spending
£270k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that charitable activities included donations totalling £189,500 made to 73 causes during the year ended 5 April 2025. The independent auditor's report indicates a low assessment of susceptibility to material misstatement due to the charity's simple business model and low number of transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Martlet Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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£296k£270k
05/04/2024£252k£263k
05/04/2023£285k£299k
05/04/2022£277k£288k
05/04/2021£230k£286k

Common questions

Is THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that charitable activities included donations totalling £189,500 made to 73 causes during the year ended 5 April 2025. The independent auditor's report indicates a low assessment of susceptibility to material misstatement due to the charity's simple business model and low number of transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Martlet Audit Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with John Lewis Partnership Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION£296k—0unclear—no doubt
John Lewis Partnership Foundation FY2025£2.4m——unclear—no doubt
STANLEY AND ZEA LEWIS FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION FY2026£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
2104 CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£15k—0unclear—no doubt

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