# The Gold From The Stone Foundation

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175167
- **Other names:** THE LEMN SISSAY FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 16, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1175167


## Contact

- **Address:** THE MARTIN HARRIS CENTRE, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M13 9PL
- **Phone:** 07771968445
- **Email:** admin@goldfromthestone.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.goldfromthestone.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 3.1.1 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, IN CARE; AND3.1.2 TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

**Activities:** The Foundation's primary concern is The Christmas Dinner project. The Christmas Dinner was founded by Lemn Sissay in 2013 with the intention that no care leaver would be left alone on Christmas Day.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £49236 | £87406 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £53989 | £63389 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £28035 | £31924 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £36825 | £45813 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £22764 | £20191 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Kari Elan Anson** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 9, 2024
- Alison Janet Shedlock — appointed June 20, 2024
- Anne-Marie Marcella Connelly — appointed July 22, 2025
- David Greenwood — appointed Jan. 15, 2026
- Esther Maria McLaughlin — appointed April 15, 2025
- Lemn Sissay OBE FRSL — appointed Oct. 16, 2017
- Matthew Sean Taylor — appointed Dec. 9, 2024
- Melissa McGowan — appointed Jan. 27, 2026
- Norman Terence Galloway — appointed Dec. 9, 2024
- Purnima Sherwood — appointed April 15, 2025
- Tajinder Kaur Leonard — appointed April 15, 2025
- Tina Jean Malcolm — appointed April 15, 2025