# THE LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 299686
- **Other names:** WESTMINSTER CHILDREN&#x27;S SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02228978](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02228978)
- **Registered:** March 31, 1988
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=299686


## Contact

- **Address:** LONDON EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION, 121 MARSHAM STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1P 4LX
- **Phone:** 020 7834 8679
- **Email:** leyf@leyf.org.uk
- **Website:** www.leyf.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:2.1 TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND UPBRINGING AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN PARTICULARLY THOSE WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE IT NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THEM TO BE CARED FOR OUTSIDE THE NORMAL HOME ENVIRONMENT; AND2.2 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN RESPECT OF ALL MATTERS RELATING TO CHILD CARE, THE UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN AND THE PROTECTION AND HEALTH OF CHILDREN.

**Activities:** The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is one of the UK&#x27;s largest charitable social enterprises with a social purpose of &#x27;changing the world one child at a time&#x27;. We achieve our social purpose by giving London&#x27;s children aged 0-5 years the best start in life through the highest quality Early Years Education and Care, especially those who otherwise may not be able to access or afford it.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** CITY OF WESTMINSTER
- Throughout London





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Roy Perkins |  | July 23, 2019 |
| Anu Vishwas Sarkar |  | March 21, 2024 |
| James Peter Hicks |  | Sept. 23, 2025 |
| Kirsty Reed |  | Sept. 15, 2022 |
| MICHAEL THOMAS GARSTKA |  | Nov. 10, 2014 |
| Ravi Verma |  | Dec. 15, 2022 |
| Soumya Sarah Sowani Holliday |  | Dec. 13, 2021 |
| Wajeha Qureshi |  | Dec. 11, 2025 |




