THE LEWIS FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1166405
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

On a weekly basis we go to Northampton General Hospital, BMI Three Shires- Northampton, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Kettering, Bedford, Luton & Dunstable, Nottingham City Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Stoke On Trent, Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust to provide free gifts & support to adult cancer patients in hospital.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 April 2024

Total income: £290,854
Total expenditure: £315,569

People

4 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Derbyshire
  • Leicester City
  • Lincolnshire
  • Luton
  • Milton Keynes
  • Northamptonshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Stoke-on-trent City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 April 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Suzannah Claire Sanders Trustee 01 February 2025
None on record
Kim Evelyn Hughes Trustee 01 February 2025
None on record
Tracy Spence Trustee 01 November 2019
None on record
LEE LEWIS Trustee 07 April 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/04/2020 01/04/2021 01/04/2022 01/04/2023 01/04/2024
Total gross income £86.14k £168.27k £276.68k £216.26k £290.85k
Total expenditure £114.13k £146.96k £150.69k £377.53k £315.57k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k N/A N/A £520 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 01 April 2024 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 April 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 April 2020 29 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 07 APR 2016 AMENDED ON 17 JUL 2017 AMENDED ON 08 JUN 2019 as amended on 18 May 2022 as amended on 18 May 2022 as amended on 18 May 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER WHO RESIDE IN THE East MIDLANDS AND SOUTH MIDLANDS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS THAT PROVIDE RESPITE, COMFORT AND HAPPINESS AT A TIME WHEN THEY ARE RECEIVING CANCER TREATMENT.

Area of benefit

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

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
59 SAMWELL LANE
UPTON
NORTHAMPTON
NN5 4DB
Phone:
01604 245689
Email:
hello@thelewisfoundation.co.uk
Website:

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