The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation
Analysis
The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation reported income of £26k and spending of £60k, spending 232% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £26k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 2002%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Punch UK United Ltd (£26k), Southwick Village Hall (£26k) and Signpost Broadway (£26k).
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
To distribute the income of the trust to various charitable causes as determined by Mr M S Lyons during his lifetime and thereafter by the trustees.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| One Punch UK United Ltd | Tyne And Wear | £26k |
| Southwick Village Hall | Trowbridge | £26k |
| Signpost Broadway | Worcestershire | £26k |
| Strictly Wheelchair Dancing | Cheshire | £26k |