The Allen Lane Foundation (number 248031) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Allen Lane Foundation do?
Grant-making Trust
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Allen Lane Foundation
Answers The Allen Lane Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Allen Lane Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
The Allen Lane Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Allen Lane Foundation's money come from?
The Allen Lane Foundation reported £750k total income for the year ending 31 March 2026. The largest sources were investments £750k (100%).
Investments£750k · 100%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Allen Lane Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Allen Lane Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Allen Lane Foundation registered for?
General Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Allen Lane Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Allen Lane Foundation.
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Is The Allen Lane Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Allen Lane Foundation as a registered charity (number 248031) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Allen Lane Foundation's charity number?
The Allen Lane Foundation's charity number is 248031. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 248031?
Search 248031 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Allen Lane Foundation do?
Grant-making Trust
Does The Allen Lane Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Allen Lane Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Allen Lane Foundation?
The Allen Lane Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.allenlane.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Allen Lane Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Allen Lane Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Allen Lane Foundation's money come from?
The Allen Lane Foundation reported £750k total income for the year ending 31 March 2026. The largest sources were investments £750k (100%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Allen Lane Foundation?
The register does not record The Allen Lane Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Allen Lane Foundation's trustees paid?
The Allen Lane Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Allen Lane Foundation registered as a charity?
The Allen Lane Foundation was entered on the register on 23 June 1966.