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CCEW Charity Commission profile

John Lewis Partnership Foundation

Registered charity 1118162 · organisation 4029678

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
28 February 2007
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
06058796
Financial period
30 January 2025 – 29 January 2026
Latest income
£7,461,992
Latest expenditure
£2,508,204
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1 DRUMMOND GATE, LONDON, SW1V 2QQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/foundation (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance general charitable purposes, acting alone or in association with others, by such charitable activities as the Trustees shall determine, to include (without limitation) charitable activities designed to benefit the communities in the UK and overseas in which those who produce products supplied to John Lewis & Partners (being the trading division of John Lewis plc) live and work.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
29 November 2026
Date Annual Return Received
2 November 2026
Date Accounts Received
2 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,461,992
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,508,204
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
29 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,379,728
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,875,653
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
29 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received
23 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,589,399
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,315,034
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
29 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received
6 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,079,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£681,502
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
29 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£853,583
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,611

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
30 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2026
Ar Due Date
29 November 2026
Ar Received Date
2 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,461,992
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,508,204
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2025
Ar Due Date
29 November 2025
Ar Received Date
15 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,379,728
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,875,653
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2024
Ar Due Date
29 November 2024
Ar Received Date
23 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,589,399
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,315,034
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2023
Ar Due Date
29 November 2023
Ar Received Date
6 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,079,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£681,502
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2022
Ar Due Date
29 November 2022
Ar Received Date
27 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£853,583
Total Gross Expenditure
£591,611
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
No
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
30 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2026
Ar Due Date
29 November 2026
Ar Received Date
2 November 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
6925720
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
67683
Income Other
468589
Income Total Income And Endowments
7461992
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,508,204
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2508204
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Gain Loss Investment
769266
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Assets Total Fixed
8907441
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
8907441
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,752,903
Assets Total Liabilities
£443,726
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,216,618
Creditors One Year Total Current
443726
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,316,602
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1166053
Funds Restricted
9050565
Funds Total
10216618
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2025
Ar Due Date
29 November 2025
Ar Received Date
15 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2301289
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
78439
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2379728
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,875,653
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1875653
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
149044
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
816392
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2899790
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2899790
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,638,066
Assets Total Liabilities
£44,292
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,493,564
Creditors One Year Total Current
44292
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,457,336
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1337384
Funds Restricted
3156180
Funds Total
4493564
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2024
Ar Due Date
29 November 2024
Ar Received Date
23 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
3572779
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
16620
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3589399
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,315,034
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1315034
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
91173
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-19734
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
2587473
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2587473
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,418,276
Assets Total Liabilities
£328,577
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,677,172
Creditors One Year Total Current
328577
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,237,653
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1023271
Funds Restricted
2653901
Funds Total
3677172
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2023
Ar Due Date
29 November 2023
Ar Received Date
6 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1076433
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
3095
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1079528
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£681,502
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
681502
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
80406
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,422,542
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,562,841
Assets Total Liabilities
£140,299
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,422,542
Creditors One Year Total Current
140299
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,434,881
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1172542
Funds Restricted
250000
Funds Total
1422542
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
30 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
29 January 2022
Ar Due Date
29 November 2022
Ar Received Date
27 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
853520
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
63
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
853583
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£591,611
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
591611
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
75834
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,024,516
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,086,240
Assets Total Liabilities
£61,724
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,024,516
Creditors One Year Total Current
61724
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£814,772
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1024516
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1024516
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Cambodia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Vietnam
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
China
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
India
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
John Lewis Partnership Foundation
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2007-02-28T00:00:00
Charity Name
John Lewis Partnership Foundation
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-08-01T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
240473
Assoc Registered Charity Number
240473
Assoc Charity Name
THE JOHN SPEDAN LEWIS FOUNDATION
Charity Name
John Lewis Partnership Foundation
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2026-06-09T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
3966954
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1079195
Assoc Charity Name
THE JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP GOLDEN JUBILEE TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 JAN 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 JUN 2015AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19 NOV 2018 as amended on 08 Jun 2021 as amended on 30 Jan 2024
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES, ACTING ALONE OR IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHERS, BY SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, TO INCLUDE (WITHOUT LIMITATION) CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS IN WHICH THOSE WHO PRODUCE PRODUCTS FOR JOHN LEWIS STORES LIVE AND WORK
Area Of Benefit
UK AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
661924
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BUILDING HAPPIER FUTURES FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
563692
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
JOHN LEWIS FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
679860
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BUILDING HAPPIER FUTURES
Charity Name Id
467840
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE JOHN LEWIS FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
620620
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
JOHN LEWIS & PARTNERS FOUNDATION
Charity Name Id
660558
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
John Lewis Foundation

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management