THE JOHN SPEDAN LEWIS FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 240473
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide finance for charitable purposes reflecting the interests of John Spedan Lewis, notably entomology, ornithology, horticulture and associated environmental education and conservation projects. Appeals are accepted from charities for which natural history topics are explicitly stated among their charitable purposes, including wildlife conservation, entomology, ornithology and horticulture

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £88,006
Total expenditure: £75,927

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Isle Of Man
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 1969: Standard registration
  • 01 August 2024: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 01 August 2024: Funds transferred to 1118162 John Lewis Partnership Foundation
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £99.47k £100.40k £74.95k £75.17k £88.01k
Total expenditure £89.67k £65.91k £134.88k £45.09k £75.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 July 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 September 2020 On Time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 14TH DECEMBER 1964

Charitable objects

FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, INCLUDING PAYMENTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS, TRUSTS AND UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL