The Lewin Trust (number 1197855) 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 Lewin Trust do?
The Lewin Trust's vision is to make a tangible difference to poverty and inequality through early intervention and to break the cycles of dependence on relief. We aim to achieve this by providing grant funding and support to UK charities that are working within the UK or overseas in areas of need or deprivation.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Lewin Trust
Answers The Lewin Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Lewin Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Lewin Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 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 Lewin Trust's money come from?
The Lewin Trust reported £547k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £547k (100%).
Investments£547k · 100%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Lewin Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Lewin Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Lewin Trust
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
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 Lewin Trust registered for?
General Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Lewin Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Lewin Trust.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Lewin Trust as a registered charity (number 1197855) 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 Lewin Trust's charity number?
The Lewin Trust's charity number is 1197855. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1197855?
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What does The Lewin Trust do?
The Lewin Trust's vision is to make a tangible difference to poverty and inequality through early intervention and to break the cycles of dependence on relief. We aim to achieve this by providing grant funding and support to UK charities that are working within the UK or overseas in areas of need or deprivation.
Does The Lewin Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Lewin Trust. 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 Lewin Trust?
The Lewin Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.lewintrust.org. 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 Lewin Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Lewin Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 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 Lewin Trust's money come from?
The Lewin Trust reported £547k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were investments £547k (100%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Lewin Trust?
The register does not record The Lewin Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Lewin Trust's trustees paid?
The Lewin Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Lewin Trust registered as a charity?
The Lewin Trust was entered on the register on 9 February 2022.