The Ralph Levy Charitable Company Limited

The Ralph Levy Charitable Company Limitedis a family-based grant-making charity with its offices in London. The Company’s charitable objectives are “to apply any of the income, assets or property of the Company towards charitable purposes recognised by law, and to promote, support, assist and encourage the advancement of knowledge in the science of medicine”.

The Chair of the Company, Daniel Levy, has been actively involved in philanthropy for around 40 years and is currently the Chair of the Jewish Volunteering Network.

The Company’s current objectives are the promotion of education, welfare, medical and arts through making grants to appropriate institutions and charitable bodies.

During the year ended 5th April 2023, the Company made 57 grants totalling £533,998 (2022: 64 grants totalling £469,141), representing an average grant award of £9,368 (2022:  £7,330). Of the 57 grants made during the year, 54 were made to charities in the UK and 3 to charities working overseas.

Charities that received a grant were all involved in the areas of medical research, welfare, education and the arts (although in practice very few grants are awarded for the arts).

Grants made during the year were categorised as:

o Education: £256,972 (2022: £195,691).
o Welfare: £141,817 (2022: £189,461).
o Medical: £135,209 (2022: £ 82,539), and
o Arts: £0 (2022: £1,450).