# The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1050689 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1050689)
- Latest income: £25.8k; spending £59.7k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/joy-and-malcolm-lyons-foundation

To distribute the income of the trust to various charitable causes as determined by Mr M S Lyons during his lifetime and thereafter by the trustees.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and religious activities for older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation reported income of £25.8k and spending of £59.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Joy and Malcolm Lyons Foundation reported income of £25.8k and spending of £59.7k.


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