ANNUAL REPORT
AND ACCOUNTS
2024-25
**CONTENTS**
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1 Message from the Chair, Nick Lawson
3 The people behind the ALMT
4 Principle activites
5 Highlights from the year
7 Measuring impact
9 Grant making
11 Co-Funding
12 Corporate partnership with RenaissanceRe
13 Grief and bereavement support
14-20 The projects
21-26 ALMT accounts for the year 2024-25
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## **MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR**
This year I have truly felt that the ALMT is achieving things I could never have imagined. For the Trust to have grown into what it is today, funding over 30 projects per year, positively impacting the lives of thousands of children and young people around the world, and developing a giving model that truly stands out from the crowd, is astounding and more than Kara and I could have ever hoped for. As we approach the ALMT’s 20th year, I could not be prouder of how far it has reached, how wide its impact and how many young lives have been given the opportunity to shine.
The current financial and political climate has made it increasingly hard for charities to fundraise and achieve sustainability and longevity to their programmes.
Led by the latest data and indices of multiple deprivation, the ALMT has stepped up this year with a very noticeable increase in applications and pleas for support, continuing to reach children who may be overlooked or limited in their options or aspirations.
The amazing staff and the ALMT Board of Trustees have met with more organisations than ever this year, and where a financial grant hasn’t been viable, charities have received advice and support from the team.
Supported projects this year engaged 20k children and young people in 13 countries. The ALMT continues actively to seek and prioritise projects reaching children in high-need/highdeprivation areas such as Sunderland, Blackpool and the West Midlands in the UK and, overseas in Afghanistan, DRC and South Sudan.
Almost £300k was granted to charities in the UK spanning critical areas of need such as the cost-of-living crisis and food poverty, domestic violence, physiotherapy and respite for children with life-limiting disabilities, inclusive theatre, extra-curricular activities and education support for children on the fringes of society, and knife crime prevention and awareness, to name but a few. £207,957k was dispersed in
grants to charities working overseas in areas such as maternal health, neonatal care and provision, food and sustainable agriculture, the rights of the child, education, malaria prevention, and medical interventions and provision such as hearing aids for children.
This year the ALMT published its first book: a book I hope will sit quietly beside those grieving the loss of a child, a book that has 60 years of grief support experience behind it, ‘After a Child Dies, Parents’ Grief’.
Superbly ghost written by Sarah G Thompson using the words of Jenni Thomas OBE, this is the handbook you hope you never need, but one which will hopefully make a grieving parent or family member feel less alone and more seen and heard. It’s written in such a way that, if you have lost a child, at whatever age, there is a chapter and resources there to guide you through your emotions and relationships moving forward. The ALMT has sent out over 300 free copies to charities offering support packs to grieving parents and families.
ALMT’s corporate partnership with re-insurer RenaissanceRe, now in its 8th year, is a testament to the ALMT’s Co-Funding giving structure and how it is able to leverage funds, engage budding philanthropists and nurture a culture of giving in a corporate world. The team at RenRe raised over £53k in 2025 and team members continue to advocate for, and volunteer for ALMT charity partners.
Co-Funding partnerships with other Trusts and Foundations continue to grow, most notably with the Tom Love Trust and the Mac Bevan Charitable Trust. Partnerships like these further bolster the ethos that together we can do great things, how we make grants and with whom are all partnerships worth sharing.
**With profound gratitude to all for this year which has been humbling and extraordinary in equal measure. In 2026, the ALMT will turn 20, a milestone that will no doubt bring strong emotions, but enormous pride, hope and community.**
Nick Lawson Chair of Trustees
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**THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE ALMT**
**PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES**
ThE ALMT PARTNERS wiTh iNDiviDUALS AND COMPANiES TO PROviDE TARgETED gRANTS AND SUPPORT TO ORgANiSATiONS wORkiNg TOwARDS iTS ShARED MiSSiON TO iMPROvE ThE qUALiTy Of LifE fOR ThE wORLD’S MOST MARgiNALiSED ChiLDREN AND yOUNg PEOPLE.
The ALMT is a registered charity, number 1117735, governed by its Declaration of Trust and its Articles of Association. The ALMT partners with individuals and companies to provide targeted grants and support to organisations, working towards its shared mission to improve the quality of life for the world’s most marginalised children and young people.
## EMPLOyEES
Rebecca Pirt Kate Richardson Silvie Wallington
- Trust Director, Sept 2022-May 2025
- Grants Officer, Sept 2022-Present
- Trust Director, May 2025-Present
## TRUSTEES
New TrusTees caN be recommeNded by a board or sTaff member aNd elecTed aT TrusTees meeTiNgs. There is No miNimum or maximum leNgTh of Term. TrusTees do NoT receive remuNeraTioN for Their role.
Fiona Fairbairn – Partners’ Committee Debbie Hofmeyr – Partners’ Committee Edward Hutton – Trustee Kara Lawson – Founder Nick Lawson – Founder, Chair Geoffrey Love – Trustee (appointed 2024) Jonathan Potter – Trustee Wasim Rehman – Partners’ Committee Alex de Winton – Partners’ Committee Henry Yorke – Trustee (appointed 2024)
## PATRON
Jenni Thomas OBE
solicitors: accountants: Kidd Rapinet LLP Sampson Fielding Ltd 29 Harbour Exchange 34-35 Clarges Street Square Mayfair London London E14 9GE W1J 7EJ REgiSTERED ADDRESS: Bankers: Ravensmere HSBC Cryers Hill Road 1-3 Bishopsgate Cryers Hill Cornhill High Wycombe London HP15 6LJ EC2N 3AQ
In 2024-25, the Trust funded a total
Applicants must be registered charities or Charitable Incorporated Organisations with representation in the UK. The ALMT will also consider applications from schools and school PTAs in the UK, where funding will support disadvantaged children’s learning outside school and benefit the wider community.
of 29 projects around the world. The ALMT is interested in early intervention projects which address the root causes of inequality and look for innovative and creative solutions to proven problems. Funding projects that affect longer term change for the most disadvantaged young people ensures a positive impact for children.
We work with partner organisations directly involved in project implementation and do not fund grant-making bodies to make grants on our behalf. Instead we seek solicited applications through supporters, charity partners and members of the team.
Funding is prioritised for grassroots partners, with an average annual income of no more than £1,000,000 over a five-year period. Organisations new to the ALMT can apply for an annual grant between £3,000-£25,000 and existing partners may be able to apply for up to three years funding.
The application process has three stages:
## sTage 1
## APPLiCATiONS CONSiDERED:
- Bereavement and palliative care for families, adults, children and young people
A written application, cover sheet and detailed project budget
- Projects and initiatives that enable disadvantaged or vulnerable children and young people to participate fully in society and increase social mobility
- Educational scholarships and learning support for children and young people
## sTage 2
- From time to time, The ALMT Board of Trustees may also express a wish to focus support on other particular areas, or on a specific cohort of children.
A meeting/call/ project visit with a member of the ALMT Partners’ Committee.
## APPLiCATiONS NOT CONSiDERED:
- Construction
## sTage 3
- Research
Application is discussed evaluated and approved/rejected at a Board meeting.
- Party political activities
- The promotion of religion
- Disproportionate overhead and management costs
## **HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR**
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## **MEASURING IMPACT**
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**GRANT MAKING**
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Running since 2012, the ALMT Co-Funding and achieve great things in accomplishing
scheme continues to provide a large percentage challenge events, whether that be marathons,
of the ALMT income. Donors become the cycling or climbing mountains.
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Trusts and Foundations and Corporates. notice period of ALMT employees. The ALMT
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accrued is from fundraising platforms. payments or commitments to suppliers.
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fundraising, challenges and endeavours. received from donors and supporters goes
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TOM LOVE FUND
SUPPORT FUND UNRESTRICTED FUND CO-FUNDING FUND
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**CO-FUNDING**
**RENAISSANCERE**
## **78%**
## **OF ALMT PROJECTS ARE CO-FUNDED**
Co-Funding with the ALMT allows donors to have full access to project applications, budgets, project visits, and reports, from a wide portfolio of amazing small organisations who have been fully vetted by ALMT professionals. Co-Funders can allocate 100% of their donation directly to a project and chat with the team at ALMT about specific areas of interest. Co-Funding can be on a regular basis, as and when a project is of interest, or within agreed annual limits allocated at each ALMT Board meeting three times per year.
Co-Funders can give as little or as much as they like towards a specific project/projects. The ALMT works with donors to spread their contributions across the year/specific
CO-fUNDiNg wiTh ThE ALMT ALLOwS iNDiviDUALS, TRUSTS AND fOUNDATiONS, AND COMPANiES TO CONTRiBUTE fUNDS DiRECTLy TO iNDiviDUAL, vETTED AND APPROvED PROJECTS gIvINg ThEM ACCESS TO APPLICATIONS, REPORTS AND PROJECT vISITS.
projects. The ALMT still fundraises and receives unrestricted support from individuals and fundraising and endeavour events. At the end of the year, Co-Funders who have given more than £25k receive a bespoke report. The report provides graphs, statistics, highlights, case studies, images and feedback on the co-funded projects and a lasting reminder of the lives that have been so positively impacted with their support.
Now in its 13th year, Co-Funding completely changed the way the ALMT operates. It has brought donor and project together, fostered accountability and trust, nurtured lifelong relationships, and given more children the chance of a brighter future.
loNg-sTaNdINg co-fuNdINg parTNershIps wITh oTher TrusTs
## **THE TOM LOVE TRUST**
Tom Love was an inspirational young man who will never be able to reach his full potential as he tragically passed away in December 2022 at the age of just 21, whilst living and working in the DRC. Tom was the most amazing friend, brother and son who had the best outlook on life. He loved adventure and people across the world. He had a profound impact on communities everywhere he went.
## **THE MAC BEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST**
Malcolm Bevan was a dear friend, confidant, mentor and source of inspiration to the trustees of MBCT. He sadly lost his battle with cancer in 2011. To those who knew him, Mac was a very special person and the goodness and strength of his character shone clearly. He said that fairness towards others had been the rule of his life and this is certainly true in everything the charity endeavours to do.
## **CORPORATE PARTNERSHiP RENAiSSANCERE**
The partnership with RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd (RenRe), established in 2017, is an integral part of the ALMT’s grant making and Co-Funding.
team continued to enter challenge events throughout the year and raise funds for other ALMT projects through bake sales, quizzes and matched giving through the company scheme.
we have built and the incredible
breadth of funding it has leveraged is testament to the engagement and compassion of the RenRe team. The company also has a fantastic employee fundraising matching scheme in place, increasing the team’s efforts and raising even more for the ALMT and our partners.
This year saw the completion of the RenRe team’s epic challenge to climb the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Despite appalling weather during their ascent, they battled through and reached the end smiling. Not content with climbing three mountains, the RenaissanceRe
After each ALMT board meeting, newly funded projects and opportunities are presented to the Corporate Social Responsibility committee at RenRe where they are discussed and presented for potential Co-Funding. This partnership is so special to the ALMT: the relationships
The ALMT facilitates presentations at team meetings as well as volunteering opportunities.
_CO-FUNDING WITH THE ALMT HAS INTRODUCED OUR TEAM TO PROJECTS AND PEOPLE WE WOULD NEVER_ **£68,974** _HAVE KNOWN ABOUT. ALMT HAS BECOME A MAJOR PART OR OUR_ **DONATED TO THE** _CSR AND WE VALUE THEIR INSIGHT, PROFESSIONALISM AND EXPERIENCE._ **ALMT iN 2024-25**
13 proJecTs fuNded iNcludiNg supporT of The almT crisis fuNd aT chrisTmas
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## **GRiEF AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT**
JeNNi Thomas obe is widely recogNised iN The uK as a leadiNg auThoriTy iN grief supporT aNd educaTioN iN relaTioN To a child’s deaTh aNd a child beiNg bereaved.
This year, following a lifetime of supporting bereaved families, Jenni Thomas OBE authored a book, funded by the ALMT, which will provide a lasting legacy for grieving families.
‘After a Child Dies; parents’ grief’ provides background context on Jenni‘s work, with subsequent chapters looking at parental grief and what happens when a baby, a child and an older child dies. The book goes on to explore parents’ relationships and what siblings and other children need. Each chapter also offers examples of activities that other families have found helpful in the past.
Sarah G Thompson was the ghost-writer and worked closely with Jenni to ensure that her voice comes through the finished manuscript. Silvie Wallington was commissioned to create illustrations for the book.
The book is available on Amazon and has been distributed free of charge to over 300 individuals and organisations. The book is also available on www.dontbuyherflowers.co.uk. All royalties go towards supporting other ALMT partner projects addressing grief and bereavement.
## **THE PROJECTS**
pages 12-24 provide a summary of all The proJecTs supporTed by The almT iN The year 1sT ocTober 2024 - 30Th sepTember 2025
For each funded programme you will find a summary of the activities, the partner organisation, its geographical location, icons to demonstrate which SDGs the project responds to, and its duration.
## Cognitive behavioural therapy for disadvantaged young people
Partner Achieve, Change, Engagement Category Mental health support Funding £19,966 Duration 3 years Country UK
Extending the work of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to support more disadvantaged young people in Lancashire, improving their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is particularly effective for people suffering with complex cases of anxiety, depression, phobias, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Vouchers and support for families struggling over Christmas
Partner Acorns Project Category Mental health support Funding £2,000 Duration Christmas Country UK
Acorns works with children and families who have experienced domestic violence. Many of these families have left a difficult home environment and have very little. The funding from ALMT paid for food vouchers for 100 families over Christmas period 2024 and a contribution to energy costs for those most in need.
## Saturday school for refugee and migrant children
Partner Action for Refugees in Lewisham Category Education and/or the rights of the child Funding £24,349 Duration 3 years Country UK
Action for Refugees in Lewisham’s (AFRIL’s) Saturday school provides 38 weeks of specialist English and Maths tuition, alongside creative activities, sports, and wellbeing support. In addition, it provides school trips, holiday workshops and youth volunteering opportunities.
Partner All Ears Cambodia Category Medical support Funding £16,417 Duration 1 year Country Cambodia
Screening newborn babies and school children for hearing loss
There is no universal screening programme for babies in Cambodia and school-age hearing loss is given little attention. Hearing screening and early intervention are key to curbing infective disease and successful auditory rehabilitation. Hearing loss, particularly in babies, is invisible leading to delayed identification. Chronic middle ear disease in Cambodia is a major public health problem requiring urgent action.
This project combines the screening of schoolchildren for chronic otitis media (leading cause of hearing loss globally) with a neonatal hearing screening service to detect congenital loss.
**163**
**HEARiNG AiDS FiTTED**
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Partner Amala Education Category Education Funding £24,349 Duration 18 months Country Kenya
## Access to transformative education for young refugees
Amala is dedicated to providing transformative postprimary education for refugee and conflict-affected young people, enabling them to transform their lives, communities, and the world.
This project expands access to Amala’s Global Secondary Diploma (GSD) to 50 out-of-school young refugees, aged 16-25, in Kalobeyei, Kenya, while piloting a new social franchising approach for scaling up. Partnering with a local refugee-led organisation, Ki4Bli, Amala will train local educators to deliver their internationally accredited GSD programme. This is the first internationally accredited upper secondary programme, specifically designed for refugee young people who have been out of formal education.
**80% OF STUDENTS AWARDED A DIPLOMA**
## World class education for young refugees
Partner Alsama Education Category Education and/or the rights of the child Funding £14,437 Duration 1 year Country Lebanon
Providing continuous education for 100 students aged 11-18, who have all experienced war, trauma, abuse, early marriage and ISIS, and have had severely disrupted schooling, through Alsama’s rapid education model.
Alsama’s goal is to transform refugee education worldwide and package their proven education model into a replicable, scalable franchise.
## Access to immersive anti-knife crime exhibitions for schools
Partner The Ben Kinsella Trust Category Education and/or the rights of the child Funding £23,000 Duration 3 years Country UK
Enabling 50 eligible schools (one thousand pupils per year) to attend immersive, anti-knife workshops for free, giving access for over one thousand pupils per year. The workshops take place in purpose-built exhibitions where young people learn about the dangers of knife through combined role play and video testimony featuring life stories.
## Education and therapy for children with disabilities
Partner Carers Worldwide Category Disability Funding £22,785 Duration 3 years Country Bangladesh
Providing early intervention, therapeutic and educational activities for 50 children with disabilities, as well as providing mothers with the chance to socialise, take time off from caring and earn income in Savar sub-district, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
## Allowing prisoners to choose books for their children
Partner Children’s Book Project Category Mental health support Funding £14,000 Duration 2 years Country UK
Funding the part-time coordinator role, responsible for the Share a Story programme, which enables prison inmates to make regular gifts of carefully chosen beautiful new books to bridge the gap with their child.
## Welcome packs for newborn babies born with cleft lip
Partner CLAPA Category Disability Funding £15,066 Duration 1 year Country UK
Providing essential resources, such as specialist feeding equipment, through Welcome Packs to newborns with cleft conditions. Cleft lip and Palate Action (CLAPA) is the only organisation manufacturing and distributing this specialist equipment in the county and, without it babies would need to be fed with a spoon or cup.
## Improving opportunities for rural children and families
Partner Future4All Category Early Childhood Development Funding £24,349 Duration 2 years Country Malawi
Supporting Early Childhood Development Centres to establish small-scale farms to produce free, nourishing meals for the children in their care. Catering and sanitary facilities will be renovated, and staff will receive training on early years care and development. Promoting a more nutritious, varied diet, which is particularly important for young children and those infected with HIV.
Partner Epic Partners Category Education Funding £14,200 Duration 1 year Country UK
## Community activities for children living in Nottingham
This pilot project will deliver a targeted support programme for 25 children and young people aged 8–16 identified as having high levels of need related to ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). Trained mentors will work closely with a matched participant, families, schools, and key professionals, developing holistic personal development plans that focus on building resilience, improving emotional wellbeing and strengthening relationships.
Young people will also be supported to access positive community activities such as multi-sports, youth clubs, creative sessions and holiday provision, to develop social skills, enjoy physical activity and begin to build a sense of belonging and identity outside of their challenges.
**600**
**HOURS OF TARGETED MENTORING SUPPORT** 16
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Partner Forever Angels Category Healthcare Funding £20,547 Duration 3 years Country Tanzania
## Feeding and nurturing orphaned babies
Each year in Tanzania, around 11,000 maternal deaths occur, with 30 women dying daily during childbirth due to AIDS/HIV, complications, and malnutrition.
Forever Angels supports orphaned and vulnerable babies and their caregivers through a holistic, community-based model called the Maisha Matters programme in Mwanza, Tanzania. The programme reduces infant mortality by providing emergency formula milk to severely malnourished infants in their first six months, while equipping caregivers with weekly training on nutrition, healthcare, and child development.
## **EiGHT**
**MONTHS OF FOOD FOR 45 BABiES**
## Eastside Mentoring Project in East London
Partner Eastside Young Leaders Academy Category Mental Health Funding £20,580 Duration 1 year Country UK
Enabling Eastside Young Leaders’ Academy (EYLA) to formalise and systematise a sustainable mentoring project for at risk black and minority youth, especially those in or on the edge of gangs, currently on pathways into the criminal justice system.
The programme is supporting 135 young people aged 11-18 and training 60 new mentors.
## Girls’ Education, Nutrition and Self-Sufficiency
Partner Friends of Ibba Girls’ School Category Education Funding £24,349 Duration 1 year Country UK
Funding for two core secondary teachers in English and Maths, an agriculture teacher, and nutritious school food. Classes are given a small plot of land on the school farm in order to learn about and grow crops. Girls will pass on knowledge to their families about better farming practices.
## Maximising the potential of children with disabilities
Partner Footsteps Foundation Category Disability Funding £20,000 Duration 1 year Country UK
Funding for 17 children from economically disadvantaged households to attend Footsteps’ 3-week intensive programme using the innovative Spider therapy encouraging independence, enhancing social inclusion and economic advancement, and helping to break the link between poverty and disability.
## Literacy support for children in care
Partner Hull Children’s University Category Mental Health Funding £19,577 Duration 3 years Country UK
Supporting the Letterbox Clubs in Hull, East Riding and Grimsby, delivering books and one-to-one support in literacy and numeracy. This programme targets children in care who are struggling in education to help these children close the attainment gap and reduce the inequality they face.
## Crisis support for families in acute need
Partner Miracles Category Mental Health and wellbeing Funding £27,267 Duration 3 years Country UK
Targeted emergency support for families facing a significant life crisis, such as child illness and/or domestic violence through Feed London Food Boxes and crisis intervention. Funding helps to get families through the immediate difficulty and mitigate the crises, giving them space and time to recover.
## Transport and Christmas treats for disadvantaged children
Partner Thorney Close Primary School Category Education Funding £13,725 Duration 1 year Country UK
Providing transport for pupils, families and the community in Sunderland through the hire of a minibus, reducing transport barriers and widening access to enrichment opportunities. Toys, gifts, sweets, and clothing were gifted discreetly to 42 families via Norah’s Northpole organisation, ensuring 88 children received a stocking at Christmas.
Partner Mission Mozambique Category Nutrition Funding £15,273 Duration 1 year Country Mozambique
## Food and education for disadvantaged pupils
Mutsekwa Primary School serves one of the most impoverished communities in Katembe, Mozambique, with many families unable to send their children to school due to lack of money to buy uniforms, books or other necessary school supplies. The majority of Mutsekwa’s pupils arrive at school already tired, hungry and thirsty.
This project is providing uniform, school supplies and a daily lunch at the Primary School, and is supported by the establishment of an on-site development of a Machamba (small farm) with laying chickens providing fresh produce to enrich the diet and an opportunity for the children to learn about sustainable agriculture.
**440**
**CHiLDREN RECEiViNG A NUTRiTiOUS LUNCH**
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Partner Salmon Youth Club Category Education Funding £18,623 Duration 1 year Country UK
## The mixables project in South East London
Children and young people with a disability are more likely to live in poverty and are more likely to be socially isolated and experience barriers to education, leisure and play. These young people are also at increased risk of mental health problems, and to have additional problems such as being overweight
Often the only social activity other than school for young SEND and autistic beneficiaries in Southwark, London, the mixables project gives the opportunity for disabled young people aged 12-18 to socialise with their peers, try new activities and practice their independence skills in new, unfamiliar environments.
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**OF YOUNG PEOPLE TRANSiTiONED iNTO MAiNSTREAM CLUBS**
## Pathways to Success: Navigating transitions
Partner The OLLIE Foundation Category Mental Health Funding £12,513 Duration 1 year Country UK
Tailored and practical sessions for Year 6 students preparing for secondary school, and students and their families transitioning to university, reaching a minimum of 2,050 individuals, providing them with skills and knowledge to navigate their new environments with confidence.
## Samburu Youth Education and Empowerment Project
Partner S.A.F.E. Kenya Category Mental Health and wellbeing Funding £20,525 Duration 2 years Country Kenya
Establishing Youth Forums focussing on areas including HIV, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, countering extremism, peace building, water, sanitation, and hygiene; gender-based violence, sexual health and building climate change resilience. This project uses traditional Samburu performance to empower young people to raise awareness of their own issues.
## Reaching rural children and families
Partner Starfish Greathearts Foundation Category Early Childhood Development Funding £15,747 Duration 3 years Country South Africa
Early Childhood Survival and Development (ECD) programme offering support and education to vulnerable children from 0-5 and their carers. Support focussses on nutrition, cognitive development and growth monitoring, HIV/AIDS prevention; education, stimulation, and play, access to relevant Government Health Services (including medicines and vaccines) and Social Development services and food parcels.
## Cognitive behavioural therapy for disadvantaged young people
Partner New Generation Burundi Category Education Funding £19,471 Duration 3 years Country Burundi
Working with street-connected children, raising aspirations and empowering them to leave street life and be reintegrated into society. 92 children given access to education, psycho-social support, two meals per day, vocational skills and knowledge of child rights and protection.
## Inclusive performing arts-based school transition support
Partner The Theatre Shed Category Disability Funding £7,856 Duration 3 years Country UK
Specialist skills and inclusive practice expertly support and includes neurodivergent and SEND young people in Summer Holiday play-based workshops for year 7 students to familiarise themselves with a new environment and begin to form friendships.
## Supporting young people with Tourettes Syndrome
Partner Tourettes Action Category Disability Funding £19,915 Duration 3 years Country UK
Supporting children and young people through an Annual TEENfest residential for teens with Tourettes Syndrome (TS), providing them with the chance to ‘fit in’, make friends and build their confidence. Tailored training and support sessions are also provided for schools that may be in crisis/struggling to support a pupil with TS, and online information about TS will be updated and improved.
Partner The Butterfly Tree Category Education Funding £17,500 Duration 3 years Country Zambia
## Preventing malaria amongst school-age children
Zambia is one of the top 20 countries where malaria is most prevalent: between 4-5 million cases are recorded each year. The directive from the Ministry of Health states that children under five and pregnant women are the priority groups. Consequently, school children are being left out and can contract the disease resulting in serious long-term health issues and absenteeism.
Working with the Ministry of Health, this project distributes mosquito nets with insecticidal coating to school children in rural areas of the Mulobezi District, in the South- East part of the Western Province of Zambia where malaria is prevalent.
## **3800**
## **MOSqUiTO NETS DiSTRiBUTED**
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT 2024-25**
**BALANCE SHEET 2024-25**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended September 2025 which are set out on the following pages.
## RESPECTivE RESPONSiBiLiTiES Of TRUSTEES AND ExAMiNER
The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that:
- an audit is not required for this year under the dispensation referred to above - an independent examination is needed.
## It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## BASiS Of iNDEPENDENT ExAMiNER’S REPORT
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## INDEPENDENT ExAMiNER’S STATEMENT
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act: and
- b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST**
## **BALANCE SHEET As at 30 September 2025**
|**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**CREDITORS: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**CREDITORS: amounts falling due**
**after one year**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Restricted funds:
Bereavement fund
Tom Love Fund
Co-Funding Fund
Gorsow Fund|**£**
**£**
0
0
767,827
767,827
0
767,827
767,827
0
767,827
357,394
(2,806)
377,727
22,970
12,541
410,433
767,827
**2025**|£
£
0
0
845,882
845,882
0
845,882
845,882
0
845,882
391,197
339
437,775
16,572
454,685
845,882
2024|£
£
0
0
845,882
845,882
0
845,882
845,882
0
845,882
391,197
339
437,775
16,572
454,685
845,882
2024|
|---|---|---|---|
|||845,882
0||
|||339
437,775
16,572||
||||845,882
0|
||||845,882|
||||391,197
454,685|
|||||
||||845,882|
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
The financial statements were approved, and authorised for issue, by the Trustees on **28th July 2026** and signed on their behalf by:
J.D.Blythe FCA 206 Upper Richmond Road West London SW14 8AH
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Nick Lawson
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Jonathan Potter
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_25th July 2026_
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**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 2024-25**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2024-25**
## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST**
## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**For the year ended 30 September 2025**
|**Note**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Voluntary income
**2**
Activities for generating funds
**3**
Investment income
**4**
Trusts and Foundations/Schools and Universities
**5**
Income for the Gorzow partnership
**7**
Income for the Tom Love Partnership
**8**
Total Gift Aid
**2**
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Cost of generating voluntary income
**9**
Costs of generating funds
Costs of Charitable activities:
Grant Giving
**10**
Tom Love Trust
**9,10**
Optikey Partnership
**9,10**
Gorzow Parntership
**9,10**
Bereavement Services
**9**
Support costs
**9**
Governance costs
Total Costs of Charitable activities:
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
TOTAL FUNDS AT 1 OCTOBER 2024
**TOTAL FUNDS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**|**Unrestricted**
**Fund**
**2025**
**£**
66,782
18,639
11,716
19,736
0
3,140
**120,012**
44,740
**44,740**
100,057
774
9,018
**109,849**
**154,589**
-34,577
391,197
**356,620**|**Bereavement**
**Fund**
**2025**
**£**
15,610
2,627
**18,237**
0
**0**
21,382
**21,382**
**21,382**
-3,145
339
**-2,806**|**Co-Funding**
**Fund**
**2025**
**£**
248,022
51,787
17,689
25,700
1,452
**344,650**
-553
**-553**
300,563
84,974
**385,537**
**384,984**
-40,334
454,346
**414,012**|**Support**
**Fund**
**2025**
**£**
44,500
13,026
**57,526**
5,263
**5,263**
52,263
**52,263**
**57,526**
0
0
**0**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
374,913
73,054
24,742
37,425
0
25,700
4,591
**540,425**
49,450
**49,450**
400,620
85,748
0
0
30,400
52,263
0
**569,031**
**618,481**
-78,056
845,883
**767,827**|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_375,016_
_37,497_
_21,833_
_17,546_
_1,031_
_171,914_
_85,515_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||_710,351_|
|||||||_7,051_|
|||||||_7,051_|
|||||||_385,949_
_95,509_
_0_
_60,609_
_20,397_
_56,636_
_0_|
|||||||_619,099_|
||||||||
|||||||_626,150_|
|||||||_84,201_
_761,681_|
|||||||_845,882_|
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## _**Basis of preparation of financial statements**_
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice).
## _**Fund accounting**_
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## _**Income Tax recoverable**_
Income Tax recoverable in relation to investment income or Gift Aid donations is recognised at the time the relevant income is receivable.
Income Tax reclaimed on donations from individuals is included as unrestricted unless the donor requests that it is also restricted as part of the donation.
## _**Incoming resources**_
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Gifts in kind donated for distribution are included at valuation and recognised as income when they are distributed. Donated facilities are included at the value to the Charity where this can be quantified and a third party is bearing the cost. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.
## _**Resources expended**_
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been included under expense categories that aggregate all costs for allocation to activities. As the Trust is not VAT registered, all costs are shown as inclusive of VAT.
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2024-25**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2024-25**
## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30 September 2025**
## **THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30 September 2025**
|**2,3**
**VOLUNTARY INCOME**
Donations:
Individuals
Gift Aid
Support Cost contributions
Corporate|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
66781.94
3139.6
44,500.00
13,950|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
263,632
1,452
42,196|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
330,414
4,592
44,500
56,146|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_59,675_
_41,746_
_58,938_
_11,344_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**128,372**|**307,280**|**435,651**|_460,531_|
Co-funding enables our donors to finance specific projects
## **2,3 ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**
|Events - Co-Funding Fund
Events - Bereavement fund
Events - general
**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Interest receivable from:
Cash at bank
**5.**
**TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS**
Trusts and Foundations/School and Universities
**7.**
**GORZOW PARTNERSHIP**
Individuals
Corporate
Trusts and Foundations/Schools and Universities
Gift Aid for Gorzow Partnership
Remaining funds from the Gorsow Partnership were donated to the
**8.**
**TOM LOVE TRUST FUND**
Individuals
Corporate
Trusts and Foundations/Schools and Universities
Interest Receivable
Gift Aid for Tom Love Trust Fund|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
4,689|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
9,591
2,627|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
14,280
2,627
-|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_96,478_
_-_
_5,817_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**4,689**|**12,218**|**16,907**|_108,053_|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
19736|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
17,689|**2025**
**£**
24,742|_2024_
_£_
_2,562_|
||||**24,742**|_2,562_|
||||**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
37,425|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_71,834_|
||**19,736**|**17,689**|**37,425**|_71,834_|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
0
0
0
0|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_1,031_
_0_
_0_
_12,500_|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|_13,531_|
||ALMT unrestricted fund|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
23,224
2,476|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
23,224
0
0
0
2,476|_Total_
_Funds_
_2024_
_£_
_235,278_
_56,806_
_40,048_|
||**-**|**25,700**|**25,700**|_338,454_|
Tom Love Trust funding is restricted for projects which support children and young people in deprived areas of the UK and Africa
|**9.**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Grants (see Note 10)
Optikey
Gorzow Partnership Fund
Tom Love Trust
Bereavement Support
**Total charitable expenditure**
Costs of generating funds
Support Costs
Governance Costs
**10.**
**GRANTS**
1001 Fontaines
Achieve Change Engagement
Acorns
AFRIL
After a Child Dies - Bereavement book project
All Ears Cambodia
Alsama Project
Amala
Aspire
Ben Kinsella Trust
Carers Worldwide
Children Hears and Seen
Children's Book Project
CLAPA
Egmont Trust - Future for All
Epic Partners
Exeter University
Eastside Young Leaders Academy
Friends of Ibba Girls School
Footsteps Foundation
Forever Angels
Hull Children's University
Immediate Theatre
Kidasha
Linda Norgrove Foundation
Link International - Asilomar Foundation
MCCF
Miracles
Mission Mozambique
Norah's Northpole
OLLIE Foundation
PeacePlayers
Quest for Learning
Rwanda Action
S.A.F.E. Kenya
Salmon Youth Centre
Slowianka Leisure Centre (Gorzow)
Starfish Greathearts Foundation
Street Action
StreetLife
Summer Hype
The Butterfly Tree
The Congo Tree
The Magpie Project
The Mango Tree
The Theatre Shed
Thorney Close
Tourettes Action
Village Water
**11.**
**STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS**
Wages and salaries
Bereavement Services|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
100,057
0
0
9,018|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
380,537
-
-
5,000
21,382|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
480,594
-
-
5,000
30,400|_Total_
_2024_
_470,431_
_10,000_
_41,259_
_15,631_
_12,273_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**109,075**
45,514|**406,919**
4,709
52,263|**515,994**
50,223
52,263
-|_549,593_
_3,653_
_58,112_
_0_|
||**154,589**|**463,891**|**618,480**|_611,358_|
||
**Unrestricted Fund**
**2025**
**£**
8,233
888
14,899
-
17
37
-
-
-
1,680
-
3,500
1,566
7,158
3,550
-
1,174
2,000
7,025
7,572
6,566
-
-
-
-
-
4,492
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,105
-
-
-
10,288
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,350
9,957
-|
**Co-Fund**
**2025**
_£_
11,733
1,112
9,450
-
16,400
14,400
13,325
-
23,000
21,105
-
10,500
13,500
4,772
10,650
-
19,406
18,000
12,975
12,975
13,011
-
-
-
-
-
22,775
15,273
3,000
12,513
-
-
-
16,420
18,623
-
15,747
9,183
-
-
17,500
-
-
-
7,856
5,375
9,958
-|
**Total**
**2025**
**£**
19,966
2,000
24,349
-
16,417
14,437
13,325
-
23,000
22,785
-
14,000
15,066
11,930
14,200
-
20,580
20,000
20,000
20,547
19,577
-
-
-
-
-
27,267
15,273
3,000
12,513
-
-
-
20,525
18,623
-
15,747
19,471
-
-
17,500
-
-
-
7,856
10,725
19,915
-
-|_Total_
_2024_
_£_
_16000_
_19,966_
_20,000_
_27,700_
_8,397_
_-_
_11,732_
_-_
_18,272_
_-_
_19,925_
_9,188_
_9,590_
_-_
_14,415_
_-_
_12,000_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_14,774_
_19,577_
_15,480_
_19,659_
_20,000_
_5,209_
_8,560_
_28,495_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_15,000_
_13,088_
_9,690_
_-_
_-_
_58,109_
_15,000_
_19,471_
_22,000_
_3,500_
_7,000_
_9,987_
_12,000_
_14,904_
_-_
_3,350_
_-_
_15,000_|
||**100,057**|**380,537**|**480,594**|_537,038_|
||||**2025**
**£**
56,972
12,000|_2024_
_£_
57,677
12,000|
||||**68,972**
**£ **|_61,198_
_£ _|
During the year there was 0 (2024: 0) full time members of staff, 1 Bereavement Counsellor, 1 consultants (2024:0), and 2 (2024: 2) part time members of staff
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## **THANK YOU**
a huge ThaNK you To everyoNe we worK wiTh: our chariTy parTNers, all of our co-fuNders, voluNTeers, TrusTs aNd fouNdaTioNs aNd compaNies.
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