About us
The Law Family Charitable Foundation has supported a wide range of charities principally in education, culture, health and the environment.
Andrew
Andrew Law is the Chairman and CEO of Caxton Associates, a global macro hedge fund. Andrew attended state school in Manchester, and subsequently graduated from Sheffield University, with a First Class Honours Degree in Economics.
He spent his early career at County NatWest and Chemical Bank, before Goldman Sachs in 1996.
He joined the London office of Caxton in 2003, was appointed Chief Investment Officer globally in early 2008, and to his current position effective January 2012.
Andrew is Chairman of Speakers for Schools, through the Law Family Education Trust the sponsor of The Laurus Trust, a Manchester based Multi Academy Trust with 14 schools, a Board member of the Sutton Trust, and former Deputy Chair of the New Schools Network.
Who we support
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The Earthshot Prize was designed to find and grow the solutions that will repair our planet this decade. We face our greatest challenge; to regenerate the place we all call home in the next ten years.
Place2Be has been providing in-school emotional support to children and young people since 1994. Place2Be provides high-quality mental health services in schools and building confidence and knowledge in schools to promote a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing..
Speakers for Schools is an independent charity aiming to end educational inequality in the UK by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools, with a particular focus on the disadvantaged.
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex in Salford, aiming to give everyone access to new areas of creativity and to embrace its broad community.
Based in central Manchester Factory International is a destination for arts, music and culture, commissioning and present a year-round programme of interdisciplinary work by leading artists, due to open in June 2023.
The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester is devoted to inspiring visitors through ideas that change the world, from the Industrial Revolution to today and beyond.
RUSI - The Royal United Services Institute is an independent British organisation involved in defence and security research.
The University of Sheffield is a world-leading research university, ranked within the top 100 universities in the world. The University is one of the 24 universities that make up the Russell Group.
The Sutton Trust improves social mobility in the UK providing educational opportunities for bright young people from low and moderate income backgrounds.
Pro Bono Economics uses economics to empower the social sector and to increase wellbeing across the UK. We combine project work with individual charities and social enterprises with policy research that can drive systemic change.
The Law Family Educational Trust (LFET) is a Charitable Trust established to sponsor the Laurus Trust, a Multi Academy Trust (MAT), headquartered in Cheadle Hulme, near Manchester.
Maggie’s has pioneered cancer support, bringing people together in a calm, friendly, uplifting space to ensure that they can get the calmness they need.
Synchronicity Earth is a research-driven charity, raising and distributing donor funding to the conservation sector.
The Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) will be one of the world’s best clinical rehabilitation centres, providing care for members of the armed forces.
City in the Community is Manchester City's charity. They support people across Greater Manchester by empowering healthier lives through football with the youth-led programmes placing physical and mental wellbeing at the core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.
EARTHSHOT PRIZE IS A SET OF CHALLENGES TO INSPIRE A DECADE OF ACTION TO REPAIR THE PLANET
The Earthshot Prize
The Earthshot Prize was designed to find and grow the solutions that will repair our planet this decade. We face our greatest challenge; to regenerate the place we all call home in the next ten years.
We believe in the power of human ingenuity to prove to us all that the seemingly impossible is possible.
The five categories are Protect&Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World and Fix our Climate.
The Law Family Charitable Foundation is a Founding Partner of Earthshot Prize. For more about this charity click here
IMPROVING CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
Place2Be
Place2Be has been providing in-school emotional support to children and young people since 1994. Place2Be provides high-quality mental health services in schools and building confidence and knowledge in schools to promote a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing.
LFCF is sponsoring "The Law Family Salford Research Programme", to establish, support and develop a "proof of concept” in 25 primary schools in Salford, Greater Manchester. The multiple year programme commenced in September of 2022 and will provide a comprehensive range of “whole school services” designed to support and train pupils, teachers and parents. Key to the Salford programme is the measurement ("proof of concept") that will provide a data driven, empirical, demonstration of how intervention can benefit pupils, parents and teachers and also inform multiple stakeholders (including Government) on how to grow this vital, and often, neglected, sector. For more about the charity here
BILL GATES SPEAKS AT DEPTFORD GREEN SCHOOL
Speakers For Schools
Speakers for Schools is an independent charity aiming to end educational inequality in the UK by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools, with a particular focus on the disadvantaged. Talks from today’s influential figures are delivered via the Inspiration programme, and the Experience programme links young people to industry-leading companies and networked support partners we are helping level the playing field for young people of all backgrounds. All services are free to schools and young people.
Andrew Law has been Chair of the Board since 2012, and Speakers for Schools has been principally funded by the Law Family Charitable Foundation. To see a video of Andrew Law speaking at Trinity Church of England High School, Manchester in 2012. For more about the charity click here
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The Lowry
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex in Salford, aiming to give everyone access to new areas of creativity and to embrace its broad community. Offering audiences of all ages new and extraordinary experiences in live theatre, opera, musical theatre, dance, music, comedy and visual art.
The hugely diverse programme of events, activities and exhibitions seeks to expand the horizons of audiences and artists alike. The Lowry galleries are home to the largest public collection of paintings and drawings by LS Lowry in the world.
In 2022 the Law Family Charitable Foundation wholly funded the purchase of L.S. Lowry’s iconic 1953 “Going to the Match” painting, previously on long term loan from the Players Football Association. Read more here
INVENT TOMORROW TOGETHER.
Factory International
Based in central Manchester Factory International is a destination for arts, music and culture, commissioning and present a year-round programme of interdisciplinary work by leading artists, due to open in June 2023.
There will also be the Factory Academy, Factory International’s skills and training programme that has already provided thousands of opportunities for local residents. The Law Family Charitable Foundation is supporting both initiatives.
EXPLORING IDEAS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD
The Science and Industry Museum
The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester is devoted to inspiring visitors through ideas that change the world, from the Industrial Revolution to today and beyond.
It's a story that they are uniquely placed to tell—on the site of the oldest surviving passenger railway station, in the heart of the world’s first industrial city, today alive with innovative discoveries in science and technology.
The Law Family Charitable Foundation have supported the future of its Power Hall gallery, which will reopen in 2024. Read more here
RUSI - THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE
RUSI
RUSI - The Royal United Services Institute is an independent British organisation involved in defence and security research. Founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington and based in the heart of Whitehall, RUSI operates with an international perspective with satellite offices in Doha and Washington DC reinforcing their global reach.
RUSI’s mission is to be a world leading independent forum informing, influencing and improving public debate about defence and security matters. Visit the website
LFCF has supported the redevelopment of 61 Whitehall. Learn more
COMMUNITY. SHEFFIELD MADE.
The University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a world-leading research university, ranked within the top 100 universities in the world. The University is one of the 24 universities that make up the Russell Group. Members of this group are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.
The Law Family Ambition Programme, launched in January 2021, will run over a five year period. The Programme will help students from disadvantaged backgrounds develop improved knowledge of graduate opportunities and the skills required in their areas of interest. It will also deliver activities to help students improve their confidence and social skills. The initiative will include a post-16 outreach programme that will help year 12 and year 13 students in highly deprived areas across the north of England explore the university and the study options available to them.
LFCF is also funding innovative research that could lead to the development of medical therapies for a range of genetic and neurodegenerative disorders which have a devastating effect on people's lives. Further details on this research will be announced in due course. Read more here
SUTTON TRUST SUMMER SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
The Sutton Trust
The Sutton Trust improves social mobility in the UK providing educational opportunities for bright young people from low and moderate income backgrounds. Through a unique combination of programmes, research and influencing policy the foundation has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of young people. It has also had an enormous influence on government policy and public attitudes.
From early years’ through school, college and university to the workplace, the Sutton Trust work to combat educational inequality and prevent the subsequent waste of talent. Breaking the link between educational opportunities and family background, so that young people are given the chance to fulfil their potential, regardless of their family background, school or where they live.
The Trust’s interest covers parenting and early years projects, primary and secondary schooling, access to university and the professions, and apprenticeships. At later ages they have a particular focus on academically talented young people with the potential to study at leading universities.
The Sutton Trust was founded by Sir Peter Lampl in 1997.
Andrew Law is a member of the Advisory Board. For more about the charity click here
PRO BONO ECONOMICS RECENTLY WORKED WITH PRISONERS' EDUCATION TRUST TO ESTIMATE THE IMPACT OF LONG-DISTANCE LEARNING ON RE-OFFENDING.
Pro Bono Economics
Pro Bono Economics uses economics to empower the social sector and to increase wellbeing across the UK. We combine project work with individual charities and social enterprises with policy research that can drive systemic change. Their vision is for a United Kingdom with high wellbeing for all.
Experts and economists at PBE work on a wide range of issues related to wellbeing including mental health, education, employment, poverty, volunteering and civil society. The charity was founded in 2009 by Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England and is chaired by former Cabinet Secretary Lord Gus O’Donnell.
In 2020, the Law Family Commission on Civil Society was created by Pro Bono Economics funded by Law Family Charitable Foundation. The Commission on Civil Society is an ambitious programme of ground-breaking research into how we can unleash the potential of civil society, to harness and enhance the powerful community bonds that exist in our nation.
THE LFET SPONSORS HIGHER LEVELS OF STUDENT BETTERMENT THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Law Family Educational Trust
The Law Family Educational Trust (LFET) is a Charitable Trust established to sponsor the Laurus Trust, a Multi Academy Trust (MAT), headquartered in Cheadle Hulme, near Manchester. The MAT encompasses the 4-18 age range in primary, secondary and sixth form contexts across Greater Manchester, and currently has 14 schools open.
Our aim is to help raise all-round educational attainment levels and eventually serve as a template for state school co-curricular activities nationwide. The approach is rooted in our belief that personal development and aspiration are promoted by participation in a whole range of activities, not just academic ones. We aim to sponsor the Laurus Trust’s Cornerstones programme which promotes the four areas of Academic Aspiration, Leadership and Service, Competition and Physical Endeavour, Culture, Creativity and Rhetoric.
Academic success alone is typically not sufficient for students to realise their aspirations. Broader character development is necessary if students are to access the best universities and careers and subsequently make the most of their opportunities. Every student should learn how to speak effectively and with confidence. By developing activities for which students have a particular propensity or interest they will become better motivated, more respected by their peers, more fully engaged in education, more likely to recognise their potential and more able to make a difference in the world.
The MAT has an Elite Sporting Pathways program with Loughborough University. Visit the website
VISITORS TO MAGGIE’S WEST LONDON GATHER AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE.
Maggie's
Established in 1996, Maggie’s has pioneered cancer support to ensure that people can get the calmness they need in a warm, friendly, informal place, full of light and open space.
Designed by world-leading architects, the purpose-built centres provide a shelter from the stress of dealing with hospitals, appointments and treatment.
They become a refuge, providing a peaceful space to absorb the information that people are inevitably bombarded with and help to relieve some of the distress of having cancer. Maggie’s core programme of support is based on evidence and has been shown to improve physical and emotional wellbeing during treatment and recovery. The Law Family Charitable Foundation is sponsoring the new Maggie's centre at The Royal Marsden
BRINGING CONSERVATION TO LIFE
Synchronicity Earth
Synchronicity Earth is a research-driven conservation organisation. Raising and distributing donor funding to the conservation sector and creating a global network of conservation allies’ together working towards important change for endangered species and vulnerable ecosystems.
Synchronicity Earth believes that conservation depends on people, but should benefit all life. Through their partners they work in areas where there is an urgent need for conservation action, developing programmes which make a difference to species, habitats and local people.
AN ARTIST’S IMPRESSION OF THE DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENT AT THE DNRC
DNRC
The Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) is one of the world’s best clinical rehabilitation centres, providing care for members of the armed forces.
Situated near Loughborough, on the Stanford Hall estate, the state-of-the-art facility provides neurological and complex trauma care and a full suite of rehabilitative facilities together on one site that go beyond what is currently available.
The concept for the DNRC envisaged not only provision of a new military establishment, but also a specialist clinical rehabilitation facility for civilians, now named the National Rehabilitation Centre to be operated by the NHS.
The Law Family Charitable Foundation sponsored a garden in the development. For more about the charity click here
MANCHESTER CITY'S OFFICIAL CHARITY
CITC
City in the Community is Manchester City's charity. They support people across Greater Manchester by empowering healthier lives through football with the youth-led programmes placing physical and mental wellbeing at the core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.
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ANDREW LAW'S TALK AT THE TRINITY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, MANCHESTER
Trustees
Andrew E Law, Roger Sadewsky. Zoë Law was previously a trustee,
resigning during the divorce from Andrew earlier in 2024.
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