The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation

Analysis

The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation reported income of £555k and spending of £567k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £289k to £555k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Neil and Alison Ostrer Foundation (£554k), Doris Field Charitable Trust (£555k) and The Dengie Project Trust (£552k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £304k. Reserves of £137k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.