Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE LEWIS SEWELL MEMORIAL TRUST 

We are a small grant making charitable trust. We welcome applications from young people for grants that fulfil our charitable purpose:To advance in life and relieve needs by making grants to persons aged 25 and under that will develop their skills, capacities and capabilities in the performing arts and enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£5,036£19,699£-14,6630
31/03/22£41,570£1,861£39,7096
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

enquiries@thelsmt.org.uk

07921264026

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2021, number: 1194391
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 Brooklet Farm
Isley Walton
Castle Donington
DERBY
DE74 2RL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY MAKING GRANTS TO PERSONS AGED 25 AND UNDER TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.NOTHING IN THIS DEED SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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