David & Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust

Analysis

David & Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending May 2025, David & Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust reported income of £4.6m and spending of £2.7m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.6m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, David & Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Andys Man Club Limited (£4.6m), Education Support Partnership (£4.6m) and Cyfannol Women's Aid (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 9.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.6m. Reserves of £28.6m would cover about 128 months of spending at that rate.