Who was Stephen?

Stephen Lloyd was an inspirational lawyer and innovator who dedicated his working life to advising charities and social enterprises and who pioneered significant developments in the sector. He died suddenly on 20th August 2014 while sailing in Newport Bay, a place that he loved dearly. The exact cause of his death is unknown.

Stephen was widely known for his expertise, dynamism, creative intellect, wisdom, leadership, sense of fun and commitment to good causes, and his friends and admirers have established the Stephen Lloyd Awards to preserve and perpetuate the memory, ideals and legacy of such an extraordinary man.

You can read Stephen’s obituary in the Guardian here. You can read Stephen’s obituary in the Independent here.

Stephen Lloyd Awards winners are democratically selected by the entire community of charity and social enterprise experts who support the awards. That community includes philanthropists, social investors, lawyers, accountants, governance and management specialists and many others. Winners will also receive valuable pro bono support from that community.

Aim of the awards

Stephen was a passionate developer of new ideas, the Community Interest Company perhaps being his most enduring legacy and a typical example of him identifying a need, thinking around the problem, finding an innovative solution and driving through the required change.

As well as developing his own social innovations, Stephen was an admirer and supporter of other social innovators and throughout his career at Bates Wells always had at least one project on the go, where he gave legal support to getting someone else’s project off the ground because he believed in its potential.The awards are about creating success and, in line with Stephen’s own approach, they will support early stage projects that have real potential to achieve practical, sustainable social change. They will harness the expertise and the finance of those with deep knowledge of the charity and social enterprise sector in order to help socially valuable projects move from concept to realisation.

Bates Wells Foundation

Bates Wells Foundation is the charity that manages the Awards.  The Foundation trustees are Stephanie Biden (Chair), Chetal Patel, Evelyn Smith, Jim Clifford OBE, Lorna Lloyd, Martin Bunch and Peter Bennett. Its charity number is 1150321. The Awards programme is led by Mona Rahman, Bates Wells Foundation Projects Manager.

Co-ordination of the Awards

Award decisions will be taken forward by the Bates Wells Foundation trustees, comprising representatives of committed supporters and Stephen’s family.  The Awards is co-ordinated by Bates Wells Foundation and funded through donations from its supporters. Funding for the Awards will be held by, and financial awards made from, the Bates Wells Foundation (where it will be held as restricted funds).

Opportunities of pro bono support will be provided by the numerous sector experts who commit themselves to the Awards and wish to take on the chosen projects.

Pledges of Pro Bono Support and Funding

Pledges of funding and other support can be made by contacting us directly at [email protected]

Impact Report

We are pleased to share with you the first Stephen Lloyd Awards Impact Report.   This report gives an overview of what’s been achieved collectively through our Awards programme, to date, as well as the positive impact attained by finalists and winners.

Annual Report

Download the Annual Reports here:

2021 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2020 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2019 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2018 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2017 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2016 annual report from the Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2015 annual report from the Stephen Lloyd Awards here.

Press Releases

Download the 2020 press release here.

Contacts

For further information please email:

Mona Rahman |Bates Wells Foundation Projects Manager | [email protected]
Tel: 0207 551 7717/7777, or send a text message to 07919 2535 37.