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2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.04.23 Period start date To 31.03.24 Period end date Charity name: The Charles Lewis Foundation

Charity registration number: 1179185

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The promotion of such purpose of
purposes as are exclusively charitable
according to the laws of England and
Wales as the charity may from time to
time decide
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 The Charles Lewis Foundation particularly
favours smaller charities where funding is
required for a specific project and where
small grants can have a big impact. TCLF
especially supports charities which make
good use of volunteers and have low
running costs.
The trustees look to support ongoing and
new projects.
Funding has been given to organisations
which demonstrate charitable purpose
and most funding has been directed to
registered charities.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 Full account has been taken of the
Charity Commissions’ general guidance
on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 1. The Charles Lewis Foundation is a
grant making charity supporting
general charitable purposes. It is the
policy of the Trustees to make grants
to a wide range of charitable bodies
as they, in their discretion, think fit
and make grants where they believe
that their contribution will make a
real difference.

  1. Priorities for Support 2.1 The number of projects which can be supported is, of necessity, limited to the amount of funds available for distribution in any year. The Trustees have determined that the priorities for funding over the next years will be: • Young People • Health • Local Community • The Elderly • Animals 2.2 The priorities will be reviewed every year (or more often if deemed appropriate by the Trustees), and may be changed in accordance with the Trustees view of the most effective application of available funds at any point in time. 3. Principles 3.1 In awarding grants, the Trustees will apply the following principles: Applications from any geographical area within the UK are eligible for consideration, regardless of nationality, culture or ethnic origin. Trustees will consider applications for grants that benefit people living outside the UK. but only if the charity that applies is registered in the UK. 3.2 All applications from previous recipients of grants or from previously unsuccessful applicants will be considered on merit alone, you can apply 12 months after receipt of a grant or an unsuccessful application. 3.3 The Foundation will not normally support applications for large national charities i.e. those with an annual income in excess of £1 million, or with over £5 million assets or charities dedicated to issues deemed by the Trustees to be already well funded within the UK. 3.4 The Trustees reserve the right to apply conditions to any grant. 3.5. The Trustees reserve the right to not approve any application if it determines that the resulting grant would not be charitable, or would conflict with the foundations stated policies or damage its reputation.

  2. Exclusions 4.1. The Trustees will not normally approve the use of the charities funds for purposes for which the government has a statutory responsibility to provide for. 5. Grant Application Process 5.1 All applications for grants should be completed in conjunction with this policy. 5.2 Applicants undertake to comply with our Terms and Conditions and by signing theses and the Grant Application form, confirm all information provided is correct. 6 . Assessment Process 6.1. All grant applications will be subject to initial assessment to ensure they meet the basic criteria for funding. Applicants must be prepared to provide such other information as the Trustees may reasonably require in order to assist them in their decision making. 6.2. Grants will be considered by the Trustees at their meetings, and they aim to contact all applicants informing them of the outcome of their application for funding within four months of the date of the application. 6.3. Applicants should note that as with many other charitable trusts, The Charles Lewis Foundation receives far more applications than it has funds to support. Even if a project fits within the criteria and priorities and a detailed assessment has been made, The Charles Lewis Foundation may still be unable to provide a grant. 6.4 The Trustees will not be obliged to provide an explanation to the applicant should their application be unsuccessful.

7.Monitoring and Publication
7.1 It is the policy of the Trustees to
monitor all grants made. As a grant
making charity we are keen to learn
from the organisations and projects
that we fund about the impact the
funding has had.
The arrangements for monitoring
will vary according to the nature of
the grant. but recipients are
expected to:
•
Confirm that funding has been
used for the purpose which has
been agreed, within a year of the
grant having been paid.
•
Give a written update on the
project once completed.
•
Provide an update, showing
current progress and stating
reasons, if the project is delayed.
7.2 If the grant is payable in
instalments, then payment of
subsequent grant instalments will be
dependent on satisfactory progress
having been demonstrated and the
Trustees reserve the right to
withdraw the grant on receipt of
unsatisfactory progress reports.
7.3The Charity may require
repayment of the grant if:
The grant is used for a purpose other
than that which has been agreed or
the purpose for which it was awarded
does not proceed or;
Part of the grant remains unused
when the activities that the grant was
intended to fund have been
completed.
7.4. Monitoring visits by
representatives of the foundation
may be expected during the period of
a grant.
8.Equal Opportunities
The Charles Lewis Foundation aims to
ensure that all grant applications that
are eligible for consideration within
the Foundation’s grants criteria are
given equal consideration,
irrespective of gender, sexual
orientation, race, colour, ethnic or
national origin or disability.

N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 The charity has made 51 grants this
year between £500 and £10,000 across
the following categories:
YOUNG PEOPLE
To purchase practical items for school required
by the organisation's beneficiary families.
Part of the cost of replacing a school running
track that was damaged.
Funding for half a scholarship for one student
for one year
Funding towards the purchase of school shoes,
PE trainers and wellies for children who can't
afford to buy them.
Siblings Club - to provide days out, events &
fun activities for siblings of terminally ill
children.
Healthy Living School Workshops, funding will
provide 11 days of workshops, benefitting
approx 1,140 children.
For a young boy, aged 6 who has Mowat-
Wilson Syndrome, funding for the purchase a
Specialist Buggy with Accessories.
For 375 pairs of pyjamas to poorly and
disadvantaged children and young people in
hospitals, hospices and refuges across the UK.
Lab in a Library Project, teaching science,
maths & IT,fundingfor almost 2 sessions.

Bereavement Counselling for Children and Young People. A group programme for up to 15 children. School uniform for families in need, including blazers, shirts, trousers etc. and vouchers for school shoes and school supplies. Funding towards the travel costs for their Summer 2023 trip for 21 young people & 6 team members. Activity days/Social events for parents & siblings who have suffered bereavement. Operational costs to ensure they can keep on opening every week and during the school holidays. Items for refurbishment of a sensory room, specifically a musical hand wall. Trips for young carers, some local & some further afield, specifically towards transport costs, providing 12 coaches for 12 trips for 240 carers. Funding towards the cost of a specialist wheelchair. Funding of a specialist car seat for 17 month old little girl with cerebral palsy left sided hemiplegia, hypertonia and dysphagia with physical impairments, motor function difficulties and involuntary movements. Supporting 10-20 families who are impacted severely by the cost of living with £100-£200 worth of vouchers. Santa Stork - towards the cost of purchasing gifts and wrapping paper. Sponsorship of 4 taxi for Children's Magical Taxi Tour to Disneyland 2024. Cost for two trips for the young people the organisation supports - one in the summer (beach) & one in October to a theme park & for fireworks. Part funding for the supply of books to one of their hospitals for a year. Towards costs of their TICfest & TEENfest.

Family Support Project, specifically supplying uniform/vouchers for uniform for those families that need them. Towards the cost of their Outward-Bound residential weeks for the young people they support. Replacement of a television in the communal area. To fund an expert team (videographer, animator and project manager) to produce a series of films & animations dedicated to Cancer treatments. HEALTH Funds to improve the facilities in the Growers Garden where beneficiaries grow their own fruit & vegetables, and provide useful additions which will be utilised for years to come, whilst enabling us to further enhance our care and support of acutely vulnerable and at-risk individuals in and around Leeds. 25 TENS Machines to help patients with pain. Meningitis vaccine study. Bike experience days for people disabled through injury or illness. An opportunity to learn or re-learn to ride a motorcycle. Our funding will cover the hire cost of the race track for the day for 6 riders. Funding towards a new website which will promote their e-learning course “Introduction to Neurodiversity” and their pioneering online platform to help autistic candidates in to work. Dentaid will come in for 6 monthly 4-5 hour sessions to offer screenings, advice and dental care for the organisation that supports the homeless, they will support 25-30 patients. To fund the pioneering research and development of a revolutionary life saving treatment that uses a patient's own stem cells to repair their damaged heart and make this treatment available to all on the NHS. 100 Molly's Dollies. Group counselling sessions via Zoom for 8 people for 8 weeks.

Funding for one person for a trip to Sicily (for 8 people in total) who have been born without eyes or underdeveloped eyes, often this will be their first trip abroad, for 6 days. Cost for 1 person. Costs for a new assistance dog. Towards the costs of our support work with children, teenagers and young people, adults and families whose diagnoses of RB cause lifelong challenges. To cover the cost of one months take away and snack bags for parents who have children in hospital. THE ELDERLEY Towards the Men's & Ladies Shed Project, specifically for tools & equipment. Holiday from Home weekly activity for members that can't go on the annual holiday, themed to different destinations once a week for 6 weeks. A party for their volunteers and scheme members to celebrate Time to Talk Befriending's 10th anniversary. Food, cards, vouchers, gifts, postage etc. A retrospective grant towards lighting sensors to save on electricity in a bowls club. LOCAL COMMUNITY Funding for equipment - 40 sets of litter picking equipment. 1 month's salary for a Project Coordinator. Urban Community Garden project. The project grows fruit & vegetables that help their food poverty initiatives, creates sustainable ways to source food and provides education for households to be able to do it for themselves too. This helps reduce food costs, but has mental health and physical health benefits. OTHER Funding towards the costs of garden maintenance and/or garden adaptions for Blesma members based in the South of England.

Supporting 10 offenders with life changing distance-learning courses. Full costs for their employment programme - including work experience placements, insight workshops, voluntary employment & supporting people with getting industry based qualifications in the golf industry.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 As reserves are not held there is not a reserves
policy.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £0
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 Reserves are not needed as the charity has no
overheads
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23		 Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23		 N/A
N/A
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements		 where relevant about:
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 Funding comes annually by means of a
donations from Mrs M A Koppel, the sister of
the late Charles Lewis
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 Funding no longer being given by Mrs M A
Koppel
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Trust Deed
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Trust
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 Should additional trustees be required they will
be appointed by the existing trustees

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees		 Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname The Charles Lewis Foundation
Other name the charityuses
Registered charitynumber 1179185
Charity’s principal address Unit 4, Diamond Business Centre, Holland Road,
Oxted, Surrey RH8 9BQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Della Skeates Della Skeates/Geoff Lewis
Geoff Lewis Della Skeates/Geoff Lewis

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of
adviser
Name
Address		 Type of
adviser
Name
Address		 Type of
adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)Della Skeates
Geoff Lewis
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Trustee
Trustee
Date 01.08.24
Della Skeates Geoff Lewis


Trustee		 Trustee
01.08.24
01.08.24

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

The Charles Lewis Foundation

Charity Registration No. 1179185

Report and Unaudited Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2024

The Charles Lewis Foundation

Status: Charity registration no.: 1179185 The Trust's governing document is its Trust deed Registered Office: Unit 4 Diamond Business Centre Holland Road Oxted, Surrey RH8 9BQ Trustees: Della Skeates Geoffrey Charles Lewis Bankers: HSBC UK 66 Station Road East Oxted Surrey RH8 0PJ Independent examiner: Shruti Soni FCCA FCIE Shruti Soni Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 117A St. John's Hill Sevenoaks TN13 3PE

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The Charles Lewis Foundation

Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2024

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Charles Lewis Foundation is a charity, registered in England and governed by a Trust Deed dated 13th July 2018.

In accordance with the governing document, there shall be not less than two Trustees at any time. Trustees are appointed by the Appointing Trustee, having regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the Charity. There are no staff employed to keep operating costs to a minimum

STATEMENT ON PUBLIC BENEFIT

The objectives and activities, and achievement and performance sections of this report clearly set out the activities which the charity undertakes for the public benefit. The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the charity.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees have reviewed the major and financial risks that impact on the work of the charity. The systems that have been established enable the Trustees to review and take necessary steps to lessen these risks.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The promotion of such purpose or purposes as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the charity may from time to time decide.

The Charles Lewis Foundation particularly favours smaller charities where funding is required for a specific project and where small grants can have a big impact. TCLF especially supports charities which make good use of volunteers. The trustees look to support ongoing and new projects.

Funding has been given to organisations which demonstrate charitable purpose and most funding has been directed to registered charities.

There are no staff employed to keep operating costs to a minimum.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

The Charity has made 51 grants this year between £500 and £10,000 across the following categories:

YOUNG PEOPLE

Stripey's School Days Project - to purchase practical items for school required by the organisation's beneficiary families.

Part of the cost of replacing a school running track that was damaged.

Funding for half a scholarship for one student for one year at Christel House.

Funding towards the purchase of school shoes, PE trainers and wellies for children who can't afford to buy them.

Siblings Club - to provide days out, events & fun activities for siblings of terminally ill children.

Healthy Living School Workshops, funding will provide 11 days of workshops, benefitting approx 1,140 children.

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The Charles Lewis Foundation

Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2024

For a young boy, aged 6 who has Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, funding for the purchase a Specialist Buggy with Accessories.

For 375 pairs of pyjamas to poorly and disadvantaged children and young people in hospitals, hospices and refuges across the UK.

Lab in a Library Project, teaching science, maths & IT, funding for almost 2 sessions

Bereavement Counselling for Children and Young People. A group programme for up to 15 children.

School uniform for families in need, including blazers, shirts, trousers etc. and vouchers for school shoes and school supplies.

Funding towards the travel costs for their Summer 2023 trip for 21 young people & 6 team members.

Activity days/Social events for parents & siblings who have suffered bereavement.

Operational costs to ensure they can keep on opening every week and during the school holidays.

Items for refurbishment of a sensory room, specifically a musical hand wall.

Trips for young carers, some local & some further afield, specifically towards transport costs, providing 12 coaches for 12 trips for 240 carers.

Funding towards the cost of a specialist wheelchair.

Funding of a specialist car seat for 17 month old little girl with cerebral palsy left sided hemiplegia, hypertonia and dysphagia with physical impairments, motor function difficulties and involuntary movements.

Supporting 10-20 families who are impacted severely by the cost of living with £100-£200 worth of vouchers.

Santa Stork - towards the cost of purchasing gifts and wrapping paper.

Sponsorship of 4 taxis for Children's Magical Taxi Tour to Disneyland 2024.

Cost for two trips for the young people the organisation supports - one in the summer (beach) & one in October to a theme park & for fireworks.

Part funding for the supply of books to one of their hospitals for a year.

Towards costs of their TICfest & TEENfest.

Family Support Project, specifically supplying uniform/vouchers for uniform for those families that need them.

Towards the cost of their Outward-Bound residential weeks for the young people they support.

Replacement of a television in their communal area.

To fund an expert team (videographer, animator and project manager) to produce a series of films & animations dedicated to Cancer treatments.

HEALTH

Funds to improve the facilities in the Growers Garden where beneficiaries grow their own fruit & vegetables, and provide useful additions which will be utilised for years to come, whilst enabling us to further enhance our care and support of acutely vulnerable and at-risk individuals in and around Leeds.

25 TENS Machines to help patients with pain.

Meningitis vaccine study.

Bike experience days for people disabled through injury or illness. An opportunity to learn or re-learn to ride a motorcycle. Our funding will cover the hire cost of the race track for the day for 6 riders.

Funding towards a new website which will promote their e-learning course “Introduction to Neurodiversity” and their pioneering online platform to help autistic candidates in to work.

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The Charles Lewis Foundation

Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2024

Dentaid will come in for 6 monthly 4-5 hour sessions to offer screenings, advice and dental care for the organisation that supports the homeless, they will support 25-30 patients.

To fund the pioneering research and development of a revolutionary life saving treatment that uses a patient's own stem cells to repair their damaged heart and make this treatment available to all on the NHS.

100 Molly's Dollies.

Group counselling sessions via Zoom for 8 people for 8 weeks.

Funding for one person for a trip to Sicily (for 8 peoplein total) who have been born without eyes or underdeveloped eyes, often this will be their first trip abroad, for 6 days. Cost for 1 person.

Costs for a new assistance dog.

Towards the costs of our support work with children, teenagers and young people, adults and families whose diagnoses of RB cause lifelong challenges.

To cover the cost of one months take away and snack bags for parents who have children in hospital.

THE ELDERLEY

Towards the Men's & Ladies Shed Project, specifically for tools & equipment.

Holiday from Home weekly activity for members that can't go on the annual holiday, themed to different destinations once a week for 6 weeks.

A party for their volunteers and scheme members to celebrate Time to Talk Befriending's 10th anniversary. Food, cards, vouchers, gifts, postage etc.

A retrospective grant towards lighting sensors to save on electricity in a bowls club.

LOCAL COMMUNITY

Funding for equipment - 40 sets of litter picking equipment.

1 month's salary for a Project Coordinator.

Urban Community Garden project. The project grows fruit & vegetables that help their food poverty initiatives, creates sustainable ways to source food and provides education for households to be able to do it for themselves too. This helps reduce food costs, but has mental health and physical health benefits.

OTHER

Funding towards the costs of garden maintenance and/or garden adaptions for Blesma members based in the South of England.

Supporting 10 offenders with life changing distance-learning courses.

Full costs for their employment programme - including work experience placements, insight workshops, voluntary employment & supporting people with getting industry based qualifications in the golf industry.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The trustees of the foundation do not feel the need for a reserves policy currently as the main activity is grant making and no commitments as made unless funds are available first.

Funding comes annually by means of a donation from Mrs A Koppel, the sister of the late Charles Lewis. Total income and expenditure during the year were £125,000 (2023: £125,300) and £126,576 (2023: £115,510) respectively leaving a net expenditure at the end of the year of £1,576 (2023: net income 9,790)

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The Charles Lewis Foundation

Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2024

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

a) select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

b) observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

c) make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

d) state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

e) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Trust will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Trust's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Trust and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

10 June 2024 This report was approved by the Trustees on………………………………………………… and signed on their behalf by

Signed _____ (Trustee)

Name ______ Della Skeates

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Charles Lewis Foundation

I report on the financial statements of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2024 as set out on pages 7 to 18.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Shruti Soni FCCA FCIE Date: 10 June 2024 Shruti Soni Ltd ● Chartered Certified Accountants 117A St. John's Hill, Sevenoaks TN13 3PE

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The Charles Lewis Foundation Statement of financial activities

For the year ended 31 March 2024

Note
Income from:
2
3
10
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds carried forward
Grant Making
Total income
Expenditure on:
Donations and legacies
Net income for the year
Total expenditure
Charitable activities
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds		 £
125,000
Unrestricted		 £
-
Restricted		 2024
Total
£
125,000
125,000
126,576
126,576
(1,576)
(1,576)
51,775
50,199		 £
125,300
Unrestricted		 £
-
Restricted		 2023
Total
£
125,300
125,000 - 125,300 - 125,300
126,576 - 115,510 - 115,510
126,576 - 115,510 - 115,510
(1,576) - 9,790 - 9,790
(1,576)
51,775		 -
-		 9,790
41,985		 -
-		 9,790
41,985
50,199 - 51,775 - 51,775

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in Note 10 to the financial statements.

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The Charles Lewis Foundation

Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2024

Note
Current assets:
7
Liabilities:
8
10
Total unrestricted funds
Total charity funds
Cash at bank and in hand
The funds of the charity:
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
Total net assets
Unrestricted income funds:
General funds
Debtors		 £
-
51,177		 2024
£
50,199		 £
25,000
27,651		 2023
£
51,775
51,177
978		 52,651
876
50,199 51,775
50,199 51,775
50,199 51,775
50,199 51,775

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board on ……….…….......…2024. 10 June

Signed on behalf of the board of trustees

Signature

Della Skeates

Name Trustee

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The Charles Lewis Foundation Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The charity is a Foundation registered with the Charity Commission. The registered office address is given in the charity information page.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP FRS 102) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

b) Public benefit entity

The Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

c) Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Foundation's ability to continue as a going concern.

Key judgements that the Trust has made which have a significant effect on the accounts include estimating accrued income for gift aid claim.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

d) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

e) Fund accounting

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund.

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received or generated for the charitable purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

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The Charles Lewis Foundation Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies (continued)

f) Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

g) Allocation of support costs

Resources expended are allocated to the particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity. However, the cost of overall direction and administration of each activity, comprising currently the cost of independent examination, is apportioned to Grant Making activity in full.

h) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

i) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. Cash balances exclude any funds held on behalf of service users.

j) Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

2 Income from donations and legacies

Donation receivable
Gift aid receivable		 Unrestricted
£
100,000
25,000
125,000		 £
-
-
-
Restricted		 2024 total
Total
£
100,000
25,000
125,000		 2023
Total
£
100,300
25,000
125,300

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The Charles Lewis Foundation Notes to the financial statements

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3 Analysis of expenditure

Grants payable
Grants returned
Independent examination
Sundry expense
Bank Charges
Support costs
Total expenditure 2024
Total expenditure 2023		 Cost of
raising
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Charitable
activity		 Support
costs
£
-
-
1,080
-
60
1,140
(1,140)
-
-		 2024 Total
£
140,186
(14,750)
1,080
-
60
126,576
-
126,576
115,510		 2023
Total
£
114,300
-
924
245
41
Grant
making
£
140,186
(14,750)
-
-
-
125,436
1,140
126,576
115,510
115,510
-
115,510

All expenditure in 2023 and 2024 was unrestricted.

Grants returned include grants paid back to the charity where grants previously made were not fully spent on what they had been awarded for.

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The Charles Lewis Foundation Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2024

4 Grant making

Aspierations
Be Free Young Carers
Bentley Beginnings
Blesma
Bramber Bakehouse
Bromley Brighter Beginnings
Caring For Life
CHECT
Children's Heart Federation
Children's Hospital Pyjamas
Christel House
Clean Up UK
Crackerjacks
Crawley Open House
Criminon
Croydon Refugee Day Centre
Emmie's Kitchen
ENYP
FetLor Youth Club
Green Wrythe Primary School
Guy's Gift
Heart Cells Foundation
Helpful Hounds
Hour Community (PB)
iChoosefreedom
Jigsaw Southeast
Grants to institutions		 2024
£
2,000
Keston PTA
5,000
Kinetic Science
5,000
Life Education Wessex (PB)
1,500
MACS
1,646
Magical Taxis
1,000
MHA Communities
1,000
Mosaic LGBT+
4,000
MYTI Youth Club
2,319
On Course Foundation
3,000
Read for Good
1,500
Sal's Shoes (PB)
1,341
Spencer Dayman
1,250
Spread Some Sunshine (PB)
1,000
St Raphaels
929
Stripey Stork
2,500
Stripey Stork
3,000
Surrey Drug & Alcohol Care
2,985
The Bike Experience
2,000
The Chartwell Cancer Trust
2,000
The Marina Indoor Bowling Club
2,000
The Rotary Club of Brighouse
2,500
Time to Talk Befriending
9,806
Tourette Syndrome UK
1,000
We Are Beams
2,000
Wipe Away Those Tears
5,000
67,277
At the end of the year		 2024
£
5,000
1,674
2,000
1,637
6,000
1,470
1,000
4,000
10,500
2,000
1,500
5,000
2,000
500
2,500
1,000
1,304
1,500
4,500
1,130
7,500
1,500
2,000
1,195
4,499
72,909
140,186

Funding has been given to organisations which demonstrate charitable purpose and most funding has been directed to registered charities.

Aspierations

Be Free Young Carers

Bentley Beginnings

Blesma

Bramber Bakehouse

Bromley Brighter Beginnings

Caring For Life

Funding towards a new website which will promote their e-learning course “Introduction to Neurodiversity” and their pioneering online platform to help autistic candidates in to work.

Trips for young carers, some local & some further afield, specifically towards transport costs, providing 12 coaches for 12 trips for 240 carers.

Cost for two trips for the young people the organisation supports - one in the summer (beach) & one in October to a theme park & for fireworks.

Funding towards the costs of garden maintenance and/or garden adaptions for Blesma members based in the South of England.

1 month's salary for a Project Coordinator.

School uniform for families in need, including blazers, shirts, trousers etc. and vouchers for school shoes and school supplies. Funds to improve the facilities in the Growers Garden where beneficiaries grow their own fruit & vegetables, and provide useful additions which will be utilised for years to come, whilst enabling us to further enhance our care and support of acutely vulnerable and atrisk individuals in and around Leeds.

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The Charles Lewis Foundation Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2024

he year ended 31 March 2024
Towards the costs of our support work with children, teenagers and
CHECT young people, adults and families whose diagnoses of RB cause
lifelong challenges.
Children's Heart Federation 100 Molly's Dollies.
Children's Hospital Pyjamas For 375 pairs of pyjamas to poorly and disadvantaged children and
young people in hospitals, hospices and refuges across the UK.
Christel House Funding for half a scholarship for one student for one year at
Christel House.
Clean Up UK Funding for equipment - 40 sets of litter picking equipment.
Crackerjacks For a young boy, aged 6 who has Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, funding
for the purchase a Specialist Buggy with Accessories.
Dentaid will come in for 6 monthly 4-5 hour sessions to offer
Crawley Open House screenings, advice and dental care for the organisation that supports
the homeless, they will support 25-30 patients.
Criminon Supporting 10 offenders with life changing distance-learning
courses.
Croydon Refugee Day Centre Family Support Project, specifically supplying uniform/vouchers for
uniform for those families that need them.
Emmie's Kitchen To cover the cost of one months take away and snack bags for
parents who have children in hospital.
Urban Community Garden project. The project grows fruit &
vegetables that help their food poverty initiatives, creates
ENYP sustainable ways to source food and provides education for
households to be able to do it for themselves too. This helps reduce
food costs, but has mental health and physical health benefits.
FetLor Youth Club Towards the cost of their Outward-Bound residential weeks for the
young people they support.
Green Wrythe Primary School Supporting 10-20 families who are impacted severely by the cost of
living with £100-£200 worth of vouchers.
Guy's Gift Bereavement Counselling for Children and Young People. A group
programme for up to 15 children.
To fund the pioneering research and development of a revolutionary
Heart Cells Foundation life saving treatment that uses a patient's own stem cells to repair
their damaged heart and make this treatment available to all on the
NHS.
Helpful Hounds Costs for a new assistance dog.
Hour Community (PB) Towards the Men's & Ladies Shed Project, specifically for tools &
equipment.
iChoosefreedom Replacement of a television in their communal area.
Jigsaw Southeast Activity days/Social events for parents & siblings who have suffered
bereavement.
Keston PTA Part of the cost of replacing a school running track that was
damaged.
Kinetic Science Lab in a Library Project, teaching science, maths & IT, funding for
almost 2 sessions
Life Education Wessex (PB) Healthy Living School Workshops, funding will provide 11 days of
workshops, benefitting approx 1,140 children.
Funding for one persfon for a trip to Sicily (for 8 peoplein total) who
MACS have been born without eyes or underdeveloped eyes, often this will
be their first trip abroad, for 6 days. Cost for 1 person.
Magical Taxis Sponsorship of 4 taxi for Children's Magical Taxi Tour to Disneyland
2024.

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For the year ended 31 March 2024

Holiday from Home weekly activity for members that can't go on the MHA Communities annual holiday, themed to different destinations once a week for 6 weeks.

Funding towards the travel costs for their Summer 2023 trip for 21 Mosaic LGBT+ young people & 6 team members.

Operational costs to ensure they can keep on opening every week MYTI Youth Club and during the school holidays. Full costs for their employment programme - including work experience placements, insight workshops, voluntary employment & On Course Foundation supporting people with getting industry based qualifications in the golf industry. Part funding for the supply of books to one of their hospitals for a Read for Good year. Funding towards the purchase of school shoes, PE trainers and Sal's Shoes (PB) wellies for children who can't afford to buy them. Spencer Dayman Meningitis vaccine study. Siblings Club - to provide days out, events & fun activities for Spread Some Sunshine (PB) siblings of terminally ill children. St Raphaels 25 TENS Machines to help patients with pain. Stripey's School Days Project - to purchase practical items for school Stripey Stork required by the organisation's beneficiary families. Santa Stork - towards the cost of purchasing gifts and wrapping Stripey Stork paper. Surrey Drug & Alcohol Care Group counselling sessions via Zoom for 8 people for 8 weeks.

The Bike Experience

The Chartwell Cancer Trust

The Marina Indoor Bowling Club The Rotary Club of Brighouse

Bike experience days for people disabled through injury or illness. An opportunity to learn or re-learn to ride a motorcycle. Our funding will cover the hire cost of the race track for the day for 6 riders.

To fund an expert team (videographer, animator and project manager) to produce a series of films & animations dedicated to Cancer treatments.

A retrospective grant towards lighting sensors to save on electricity in a bowls club.

Funding towards the cost of a specialist wheelchair.

A party for their volunteers and scheme members to celebrate Time Time to Talk Befriending to Talk Befriending's 10th anniversary. Food, cards, vouchers, gifts, postage etc.

Tourette Syndrome UK

We Are Beams

Wipe Away Those Tears

Towards costs of their TICfest & TEENfest.

Items for refurbishment of a sensory room, specifically a musical hand wall.

Funding of a specialist car seat for 17 month old little girl with cerebral palsy left sided hemiplegia, hypertonia and dysphagia with physical impairments, motor function difficulties and involuntary movements.

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The Charles Lewis Foundation Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2024

4 Grant making (continued)

2023
£
126th Birmingham Scouts
980
Magical Taxi Tour 2023
Abby's Heroes
2,000
Magical Taxi Tour 2024
Action Medical Research
500
MHA Communities East Surrey
Animal Antiks
2,000
MS Society
BDAA
1,000
Off The Streets Essex
Beis Brucha
2,000
Omega
Bentley Beginnings
1,955
Pain Concern
Buttle
10,000
Read for Good
Children's Heart Federation
900
Reedham Children's Trust
Community Heart Productions - Al
2,000
Ryan MS Therapy Centre
Cyclists Fighting Cancer
2,500
Second Chance
Dementia Active
2,600
Slide Away
Designability
1,500
Spread Some Sunshine
Douglas Bader
2,750
St Mary's PTA
Green Wryth Primary School
1,500
Streetlight
Hour Community
3,583
Stripey Stork
INK Festival
3,000
Surrey Drug & Alcohol Care
Ipswich Community Playbus
3,000
The Transforming Autisum Project
Jigsaw (South East)
1,360
Time to Talk Befriending
John's Red Bus
2,500
Together Westwood
John's Red Bus
2,950
We Are Beams
Little Hiccups
1,500
Willow Foundation
Living Paintings
2,000
Wipe Away Those Tears
MACS
1,500
55,578
Grants to institutions
At the end of the year		 2023
£
7,000
7,500
1,050
500
1,000
1,500
1,000
6,000
2,250
3,500
2,000
1,363
2,000
2,500
2,500
1,500
1,000
2,900
1,750
2,250
960
2,000
4,700
58,723
114,301

All the above grants were paid to institutions - 2023

126th Birmingham Scouts

Abby's Heroes

Action Medical Research

Animal Antiks

BDAA

Kandersteg Expedition 2024 - the cost of the expedition for one person.

Set up costs for the play therapy service for children diagnosed with cancer.

Towards medical research aimed at helping children suffering the effects of long COVID, including breathing difficulties and mental health issues

Farm therapy holiday sessions. 4 x 2hr sessions for up to 6 families per session.

The School Fishing Project.

Beis Brucha 5 nursing chairs

Bentley Beginnings

Buttle

Children's Heart Federation

Community Heart Productions

Cyclists Fighting Cancer

Dementia Active

Seaside summer trip to Llandudno. Two 53 seat coaches (£795) & £5.00 spending .

2 boarding places for a year @ £5000 each

Unrestricted grant

Allotment Project - 1 x 4 day programme for 12 participants to help them gain skills in how to start growing their own food at the community garden or in their own gardens.

Providing lightweight bikes to help with the rehabilitation of children with cancer.

To go towards the cost to purchase and install a lift to allow all members access to every part of their building where various different actives for people with dementia are run

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For the year ended 31 March 2024

To cover the costs of a quarter of the life cycle for a child to have a Designability Wizzybug in their loan scheme. Sailing experience for disabled children - this funding covers one Douglas Bader session. Green Wryth Primary School Food vouchers for 10 vulnerable families at Christmas Hour Community 2 months of running costs for the Worry Tree Cafe 7th Annual INK Arts Festival in Suffolk, April 2023. Short new plays INK Festival for stage and radio, plus poetry, stand-up comedy, music, short new films, talks, workshops and daily programmes for children 7-18. Towards the cost of a new play bus, as issues with current play bus, Ipswich Community Playbus which is For their new family newsletter initiative to fund the additional hours Jigsaw (South East) required to create To buy humanitarian aid in Poland, fund travel costs, fund future John's Red Bus trips and towards buying another minibus John's Red Bus Towards the cost of a new Red Bus Little Hiccups Christmas party for 200 attendees. Living Paintings Touch to See books for blind and partially sighted children. MACS For 2 family holiday vouchers of £750 for 2 families. Magical Taxi Tour 2023 5 taxis for a trip to Disney for seriously/terminally ill children Magical Taxi Tour 2024 5 taxis for a trip to Disney for seriously/terminally ill children Christmas Lunch for 25 volunteers to enjoy with the members & MHA Communities East Surrey funding MS Society 20 befriending calls. Towards cost of refurb to new building, including cost of play Off The Streets Essex equipment for the kitchen. Costs to recruit, train and provide ongoing support to befrienders - Omega £500 per befriender, Supporting people living with chronic pain. Extending hours of Pain Concern helpline, production of Read for Good Books and stories for seriously ill children in hospital. Food vouchers for 25 families over the winter months within the Reedham Children's Trust borough of Croydon. Ryan MS Therapy Centre Occupation Therapy sessions for people with MS Towards costs for replacement of bridge between nature reserve & Second Chance agricultural land. To help towards the cost of publishing a book for children to Slide Away support them in dealing with grief Spread Some Sunshine Teddy bears, birthday presents & a day out for children St Mary's PTA The purchase of book display furniture, bookcases & reading spaces. Streetlight Outreach programmes & core costs Stripey Stork Funding for Santa Stork to purchase 500 stocking fillers. Funding towards running costs for their telephone counselling Surrey Drug & Alchol Care service.

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For the year ended 31 March 2024

The Transforming Autisum Project The cost of supporting a family through the first steps programme. Time to Talk Befriending 500 Jubilee postal packages Part of the costs for The Great Grub Club - online activity cook & eat Together Westwood days for 8. We Are Beams 2 childrens trikes for their 'Plant a Smile Garden' Gift to you project for seriously ill young adults. Working with Willow Foundation hospices, they will To fund a specially adapted trike for a young boy with multiple Wipe Away Those Tears disabilities.

5 Related party transactions

There are no related party transactions to disclose for 2024 (2023: nil).

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.

Key management personnel are the Trustees of the charity. The Charity does not employ any staff. The trustees take part in the day to day running and management of the Charity.

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year. No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity. No charity trustee received payment or reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs incurred by members relating to attendance at meetings of the trustees.

6 Taxation

The Trust is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable

7 Debtors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Gift aid receivable
Analysis of net assets between funds
Net current assets
Net assets at the end of the year
Accruals		 Total
funds
£
£
50,199
50,199
50,199
50,199
General
unrestricted
2024		 Total
funds
£
£
50,199
50,199
50,199
50,199
General
unrestricted
2024		 2024
£
-		 2023
£
25,000
- 25,000
2024
£
978		 2023
£
876
978 876
50,199 50,199 51,775 51,775

8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

9 Analysis of net assets between funds

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For the year ended 31 March 2024

10 Movements in funds

Movements in funds
General funds
General funds
Movements in funds
Total funds
Unrestricted funds:
Unrestricted funds:
Total funds		 At 1 April
2023
£
51,775		 Incoming
resources &
gains
£
125,000		 Outgoing
resources
& losses
£
(126,576)		 Transfers
£
-		 At 31 March
2024
£
50,199
51,775 125,000 (126,576) - 50,199
At 1 April
2022
£
41,985		 Incoming
resources &
gains
£
125,300		 Outgoing
resources
& losses
£
(115,510)		 Transfers
£
-		 At 31 March
2023
£
51,775
41,985 125,300 (115,510) - 51,775

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