The Sir Edward Boughton Long Lawford Charity

Analysis

The Sir Edward Boughton Long Lawford Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugby. It was registered in July 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sir Edward Boughton Long Lawford Charity reported income of £190k and spending of £298k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £101k to £190k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Sir Edward Boughton Long Lawford Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Support Foundation (£190k), Blossoms London Ltd (£190k) and Hornbie's Foundation (£189k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.