Lectureship Endowment of Edward Lewis

Analysis

Lectureship Endowment of Edward Lewis is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lectureship Endowment of Edward Lewis reported income of £34k and spending of £43k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £34k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lectureship Endowment of Edward Lewis sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nora Joan Marshall Charitable Trust (£34k), Southampton Bitterne Spiritualist Church (£34k) and Criftins Parish Hall and Playing Field (£34k).