The Conveyancing Foundation
What it does
The Conveyancing Foundation is a registered charity established by Conveyancers, to help conveyancers and others in the property industry, to raise funds for their chosen charities via the Charity Lotto. In addition to the competition the Foundation also participates in various fundraising initiatives helping numerous charities raising in excess of £1,000,000.00 since it's launch.
Its charitable purposes
1. THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.3. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Accommodation and housing
- Amateur sport
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £50,653 and spent £44,513.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £50,653 | £44,513 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2025 | £126,596 | £99,432 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2024 | £98,327 | £137,068 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2023 | £120,376 | £144,671 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2022 | £130,428 | £108,870 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 61%, from £130,428 in the year to 31 May 2022 to £50,653 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 88% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 24 September 2026, the charity named 5 funders who gave £45,437 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Sept 2026 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convey Law | Trust, company or other | £38,765 | |
| Wilson Nesbit | Trust, company or other | £2,689 | £4,224 |
| Direction Law | Trust, company or other | £2,475 | £5,387 |
| BTMK | Trust, company or other | £1,103 | £3,408 |
| Sam Hawking Property Lawyers | Trust, company or other | £405 | |
| British Conveyancing Awards | Trust, company or other | £2,534 | |
| Crohn's & Colitis UK |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Janine WellingtonChair
- Abby Bater
- David Peter Maurice Opie
- Samuel Stephen Hawking
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 24 September 2026, 37 days early | Received 24 September 2026 |
| 31 May 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Received 23 December 2025, 98 days early | Received 23 December 2025 |
| 31 May 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Received 4 March 2025, 27 days early | Received 4 March 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | 31 March 2024 | Received 27 February 2024, 33 days early | Received 27 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Received 20 March 2023, 11 days early | Received 20 March 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1161310
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 April 2015
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 MAY 2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/03/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/03/2015AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31/03/2015
- Company number
- 09031167This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.conveyancingfoundation.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.