The Richard Lewis / Jean Shanks Award Fund
Analysis
The Richard Lewis / Jean Shanks Award Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Richard Lewis / Jean Shanks Award Fund reported income of £50k and spending of £51k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £52k to £50k (-3.7%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Richard Lewis / Jean Shanks Award Fund sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The K1 Britannia Trust (£50k), West Maldon Community Association (£50k) and City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra (£50k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Contributing towards the education of young students of singing at the National Opera studio or at such other musical institution as the trustees deicide or to make donations to such other musical institutions or organisations whose aims are exclusively charitable as the trustees decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The K1 Britannia Trust | Cowes | £50k |
| West Maldon Community Association | Maldon | £50k |
| City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra | Cheshire | £50k |
| Great Wakering Community Association | Southend-on-Sea | £50k |