The William Lithgow Foundation

Analysis

The William Lithgow Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in January 2023, 3 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 March 2025, The William Lithgow Foundation reported income of £112k and spending of £113k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £74k to £112k (+51%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 William Lithgow Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitehill Chase Foundation (£112k), The Linmardon Trust (£112k) and Arbuthnott Charitable Trust (£111k).