John Lyon's charity Annual Report 2024 - Report - Page 3
ABOUT
JOHN LYON’S CHARITY
John Lyon’s Charity gives grants to benefit
children and young people up to the age of 25
who live in nine boroughs in North and West
London: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing,
Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington
& Chelsea and the Cities of London and
Westminster. The Charity distributes around
£12 million in grants each year.
The Charity’s mission is to promote the life-chances of
children and young people through education, which is
consistent with the interests of our founder, John Lyon,
when he founded Harrow School (visit our history to find
Since 1991, the Charity has distributed over £208 million to
a range of services for young people, including youth clubs,
Arts projects, emotional wellbeing initiatives, supplementary
schools, parental support schemes, sports programmes and
academic bursaries.
Grants are awarded to registered charities, state schools
with an open admissions policy and organisations with
automatic charitable status. Occasionally grants are
awarded to local authorities in the Charity’s Beneficial Area
who are working with voluntary sector partners. National
organisations applying to the Charity should have a track
record and reputation in the Charity’s Beneficial Area.
out more). We see education in its broadest sense and
support a wide range of projects that provide opportunities
for young people across our Beneficial Area.
BARNET
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
HARROW
LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW
CAMDEN
BRENT
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT
EALING
LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
KENSINGTON
AND CHELSEA
ROYAL BOROUGH OF K&C
WESTMINSTER
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
HAMMERSMITH
AND FULHAM
LONDON BOROUGH OF H&F
JOHN LYON’S CHARITY ANNUAL REPORT 2024
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