The Richard Lawes Foundation
Analysis
The Richard Lawes Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Richard Lawes Foundation reported income of £222k and spending of £429k, spending 193% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £218k to £222k (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 174% 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 Richard Lawes Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Anchor Foundation (£222k), Delves Charitable Trust (£222k) and The Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust (£222k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a grant making charity which supports appeals and not for profit organisations where donations will have a real and immediate impact. We prefer smaller charitable institutions and specialised or local branches of larger charitable institutions. However, at present unsolicited applications are not being considered.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Anchor Foundation | Perth | £222k |
| Delves Charitable Trust | Kent | £222k |
| The Charles Dunstone Charitable Trust | London | £222k |
| The Roselands Trust | Windermere | £223k |