The Lewis and Teruko Shaw Foundation

Analysis

The Lewis and Teruko Shaw Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 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 organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Lewis and Teruko Shaw Foundation reported income of £546k and spending of £41k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2024 to April 2025, income fell from £4.8m to £546k (-89%), an average of -89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 1.0% 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 Lewis and Teruko Shaw 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 Shoftim Charitable Trust (£546k), The Lewin Trust (£547k) and North Staffs Carers Association (£534k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 93% and donations and legacies 7.3%. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £20k. Reserves of £6.3m would cover about 1385 months of spending at that rate.