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Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales

Annual Report 2024

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales is an independent charitable foundation backed by Lloyds Banking Group, funding and developing small charities tackling complex social issues. In 2024, £20.3m was awarded in total funding; 662 small charities were supported through grants programmes; 297,000 people were supported by charity partners; 428 Lloyds Banking Group colleagues shared skills with 110 charities; and £1.6m was invested in 16 local collaborations. Key policy wins include extending refugee 'move on' periods to 56 days, raising Carers Allowance earnings limits, and securing commitments to end section 21 evictions.

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Grants programmes (unrestricted and specialist); organisational development support (consultancy, coaching, skills volunteering, peer networks); People and Communities place-based programme (6 communities); Local Collaborations (small charity-led coalitions); national influencing programme (£600,000); racial equity and Deaf/Disabled people's funding streams; LocalMotion community programme; 40th anniversary community research Custom geography from upload: England and Wales

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £20.3m awarded in total funding in 2024; 662 small charities supported through grants programmes; 297,000 people supported by charity partners
Key Metric 2 £6.75m to specialist charities in 8 key areas; £3.2m to organisations led by and for racially minoritised people; £3.2m to Deaf and Disabled people's organisations
Key Metric 3 428 Lloyds Banking Group colleagues shared skills with 110 charities; 420 charities supported with organisational development; £1.6m invested in 16 local collaborations with 70+ partners

Key Outcomes

  • Refugee Council advocacy extended refugee 'move on' period from 28 to 56 days; Carers UK research helped raise Carers Allowance earnings limit by £45/week (reducing overpayment risk for 60,000+ carers); Renters Reform Coalition secured Government commitment to end section 21 'no fault' evictions (9.3m+ households protected)
  • £2,500 unrestricted emergency payments made to 162 charities supporting asylum seekers, refugees or racially minoritised communities following 2024 anti-immigration riots; 50% of unrestricted funding dedicated to equity programmes; Level 2 Disability Confident Employer status achieved
  • 40th anniversary year (founded 1985); new Chief Executive Matt Hyde OBE joined in 2024; New Economics Foundation commissioned to explore distinctiveness of small organisations run by and for the people they serve; 706 charities supported through grants in total including all programmes

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