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Godwin Lawson Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1149989LondonAmateur sport and recreation
Income£245k2025-03-31
Spending£244ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause93rd pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered2012Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Godwin Lawson Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Godwin Lawson Foundation reported income of £245k and spending of £244k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £105k to £245k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Godwin Lawson Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvesters Football Club (£244k), Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics Academy (£245k) and Nautical Training Corps (£243k).

Income and spending

£0£61k£122k£184k£245k2021 Income: £104,8452021 Spending: £100,01820212022 Income: £48,5922022 Spending: £87,78220222023 Income: £123,5682023 Spending: £117,87620232024 Income: £173,3052024 Spending: £115,93320242025 Income: £244,7422025 Spending: £243,8262025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Deliver Godwin Lawson Foundation annual leadership programme to develop the life skills of youths aged 11- 19 in the Enfield/Tottenham area of North London to restore hope, optimism and their self-esteem. Organise GLF memorial football tournament to provide opportunities to participants to challenge and explore the issue of territoriality and its impact on young people.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Harvesters Football ClubHertfordshire£244k
Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics AcademyMansfield£245k
Nautical Training CorpsLittlehampton£243k
New Farnley Community AssociationLeeds£245k