THE RICHARD LAWES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 274042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a grant making charity which supports appeals and not for profit organisations where donations will have a real and immediate impact. We prefer smaller charitable institutions and specialised or local branches of larger charitable institutions. However, at present unsolicited applications are not being considered.

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Latest income

£222k

Latest spending

£429k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £8,493,725 to £8,161,969 due to a net movement in funds of £(331,756). The charity's reserves policy indicates an intention to apply all income to direct charitable purposes rather than building up unrestricted reserves, supported by a modest capital drawdown policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Accountancy fees paid to Withers Steele Limited, a firm where a director is the father-in-law of Trustee Mrs Janet Withers.

“The accountants to the charity are Withers Steele Limited. William Withers, the father-in-law to one of the Trustees Mrs Janet Withers, is a director of Withers Steele Limited. Fees of £2,394 were paid to the firm for accountancy services. Page 11” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

WILLIAM ROBERT LAWESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID STUART NORTHCROFT
Dr DOROTHEA PHYLLIDA LAWES
JANET ELIZABETH WITHERS

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£222k	£429k
05/04/2024	£269k	£399k
05/04/2023	£244k	£424k
05/04/2022	£221k	£404k
05/04/2021	£218k	£388k

Common questions

Is THE RICHARD LAWES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £8,493,725 to £8,161,969 due to a net movement in funds of £(331,756). The charity's reserves policy indicates an intention to apply all income to direct charitable purposes rather than building up unrestricted reserves, supported by a modest capital drawdown policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LAWS FOUNDATION.

THE LAWS FOUNDATION income £240k
THE CAROLE AND GEOFFREY LAWSON FOUNDATION income £466k
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION income £867k
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £2.8m
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION income £1.2m
WATES FOUNDATION LIMITED income £598k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RICHARD LAWES FOUNDATION	£222k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LAWS FOUNDATION FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CAROLE AND GEOFFREY LAWSON FOUNDATION FY2025	£466k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION FY2025	£867k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION FY2026	£1.2m	—	unclear	0.0%	no doubt

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