THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST

Charity number: 1117735
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Angus Lawson Memorial Trust supports projects engaged in alleviating the suffering of children and young people in the UK and overseas. Funding is primarily provided to grassroots projects that have clearly identified objectives where the outcomes can be monitored and evaluated. This ensures a high social return on any investment made by the Trust and its Donors.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Liverpool City
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Throughout London
  • Afghanistan
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Pakistan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 January 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICHOLAS JOHN ADAMS LAWSON Chair
None on record
Rebecca Pirt Trustee 19 June 2025
None on record
Henry Yorke Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Geoffrey Love Trustee 26 June 2024
None on record
Fiona Fairbairn Trustee 04 March 2019
None on record
Debbie Hofmeyr Trustee 01 March 2017
None on record
ALEX DE WINTON Trustee 31 October 2011
None on record
KARA MARGARET LAWSON Trustee
None on record
EDWARD OLIVER HUTTON Trustee
None on record
JONATHAN POTTER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £673.29k £599.90k £610.41k £1.04m £710.35k
Total expenditure £706.76k £541.92k £624.25k £611.36k £626.15k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £657.27k £599.90k £610.31k £1.04m £547.96k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £15.70k £0 £0 £0 £37.50k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £320 £0 £103 £2.56k £21.83k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £103.06k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £704.04k £541.28k £623.52k £607.72k £563.46k
Expenditure - Raising funds £2.72k £638 £728 £3.64k £7.05k
Expenditure - Governance £45.80k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £481.75k £550.18k £537.32k £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £55.64k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £291.30k £599.90k £335.45k £761.68k £845.88k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

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 30 September 2024 28 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 28 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 26 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 26 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 28 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 28 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 29 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 29 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
RAVENSMERE
CRYERS HILL ROAD
CRYERS HILL
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP15 6LJ
Phone:
07841591273