Skip to main content Skip to navigation

the betty lawes foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. The Betty Lawes Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Royston and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

Activities & Mission

It is a grant making charity which supports appeals and not for profit organisations where donations will have a real and immediate impact. They prefer smaller charitable institutions and specialised or local branches of larger charitable institutions. However, at present unsolicited applications are not being considered.

Fundraising

See where The Betty Lawes Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£832,338
Latest Expenditure
£1,262,053

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 135.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 17.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £832,338
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,126,744
Raising Funds £135,309
Governance £89,372
Grants to Institutions £1,037,372
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£832,338£1,262,053£1,126,744£30,853,440£241,1541 / 0
2023£772,718£531,700£448,954£29,263,580£535,5601 / 0
2022£475,227£533,1980 / 0
2021£690,229£420,462£420,462£29,387,010£29,387,0101 / 0
2020£410,020£586,3930 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers