Samuel Lewis Foundation

Analysis

Samuel Lewis Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Samuel Lewis Foundation reported income of £3.2m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.2m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 26% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Samuel Lewis Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grimsby Cleethorpes and Humber Region YMCA (£3.2m), 700 Club (£3.2m) and Oasis Domestic Abuse Service Ltd (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £54.6m would cover about 462 months of spending at that rate.