CCEW Charity Commission profile

JOHN LYON'S CHARITY

Registered charity 237725 · organisation 237725

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
16 October 1964
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£11,590,000
Latest expenditure
£24,294,000
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: John Lyons Charity, 105-109 Strand, LONDON, WC2R 0AA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.jlc.london (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

John Lyon's Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in northwest London. Grants are awarded to registered charities and organisations with automatic charitable status.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
14 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,590,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£24,294,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
11 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,506,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,457,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
27 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
27 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,973,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,760,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£10,565,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,483,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
14 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,664,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,374,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
14 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£11,590,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£24,294,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
11 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,506,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,457,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
27 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£10,973,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,760,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
2
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£10,565,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,483,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
2
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
14 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,664,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,374,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
14 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
11539000
Income Other
51000
Income Total Income And Endowments
11590000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,584,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£17,710,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
24294000
Expenditure Investment Management
4685000
Expenditure Grants Institution
16073000
Expenditure Governance
1637000
Expenditure Support Costs
1637000
Expenditure Depreciation
16000
Gain Loss Investment
1910000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,668,000
Assets Total Fixed
378493000
Assets Own Use
42000
Assets Long Term Investment
378451000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,764,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,928,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£377,329,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
4928000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£940,000
Funds Endowment
374661000
Funds Unrestricted
2668000
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
377329000
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
11 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
11506000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11506000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,828,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£16,629,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
21457000
Expenditure Investment Management
419000
Expenditure Grants Institution
1499200
Expenditure Governance
1637000
Expenditure Support Costs
3012000
Expenditure Depreciation
9000
Gain Loss Investment
4268000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
6782000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,507,000
Assets Total Fixed
387038000
Assets Own Use
18000
Assets Long Term Investment
387020000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,667,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,583,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£388,122,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
4583000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,972,000
Funds Endowment
385403000
Funds Unrestricted
2507000
Funds Restricted
212000
Funds Total
388122000
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
27 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
10973000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10973000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,387,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£17,373,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
19760000
Expenditure Investment Management
982000
Expenditure Grants Institution
15876000
Expenditure Governance
1497000
Expenditure Support Costs
1497000
Expenditure Depreciation
11000
Gain Loss Investment
12226000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-7435000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£861,000
Assets Total Fixed
387736000
Assets Own Use
103000
Assets Long Term Investment
387633000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,342,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,054,000
Assets Current Investment
2834000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£387,024,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
5054000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,508,000
Funds Endowment
385636000
Funds Unrestricted
861000
Funds Restricted
527000
Funds Total
387024000
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1020000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
9545000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10565000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,136,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£16,347,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
19483000
Expenditure Investment Management
956000
Expenditure Grants Institution
14965000
Expenditure Governance
1382000
Expenditure Support Costs
1382000
Expenditure Depreciation
11000
Gain Loss Investment
-1475000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-34636000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
383449000
Assets Own Use
453000
Assets Long Term Investment
382996000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£11,731,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,160,000
Assets Current Investment
7173000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£391,020,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
4160000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,558,000
Funds Endowment
390124000
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
896000
Funds Total
391020000
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
14 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
63000
Income Investments
9543000
Income Other
2058000
Income Total Income And Endowments
11664000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,195,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,179,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
16374000
Expenditure Investment Management
883000
Expenditure Grants Institution
13011000
Expenditure Governance
1168000
Expenditure Support Costs
1168000
Expenditure Depreciation
8000
Gain Loss Investment
10533000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
38501000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
432960000
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
432960000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,750,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,661,000
Assets Current Investment
1071000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£436,049,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
4661000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£6,679,000
Funds Endowment
436048000
Funds Unrestricted
0
Funds Restricted
1000
Funds Total
436049000
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of London
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Harrow
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kensington And Chelsea
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Ealing
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Brent
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hammersmith And Fulham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Camden
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1964-10-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
THE CHARITIES (JOHN LYON ROAD TRUST) ORDER 1991 AS VARIED OR AFFECTED BY SCHEME DATED 28TH NOVEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 26 NOVEMBER 2016 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 18 MARCH 2017 AS AMENDED BY ORDER AND SCHEME DATED 14 NOVEMBER 2018 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 14 APRIL 2022
Charitable Objects
(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO FURTHER ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:- (A) THE RELIEF OF THE AGED, DISABLED OR POOR INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARNET, BRENT, CAMDEN, EALING, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, HARROW AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND THE CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINISTER (THE INHABITANTS OF THOSE AREAS BEING REFERRED TO IN THIS CLAUSE AS "THE INHABITANTS"); (B) THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AMONG THE INHABITANTS; (C) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; (D) THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE INHABITANTS; AND (E) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS:
Area Of Benefit
HARROW ON THE HILL AND ELSEWHERE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
152861
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
JOHN LYON ROAD TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures