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, Hugo Ricca, Jim Clifford OBE, Lorna Lloyd, Martin Bunch, Nicola Dobson, Peter Bennett and Robert Oakley. 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 Reports

2025
We are pleased to share with you the latest Impact Report. This report gives an overview of what’s been achieved collectively through our Awards programme over a decade, as well as the positive impact attained by finalists and winners:

Impact Snapshot – a fast glimpse of key research findings

Introduction to the Impact Report – a quick overview sharing insights into the impact the Awards had on grantees

Full Impact Report – a deep dive into the process, emerging themes and stories that underpin the results.

2019

5 Years of the Stephen Lloyd Awards Impact Report.   This report gives an overview of what’s been achieved over the first 5 years of the Stephen Lloyd Awards.

10 Year Film

Watch our 10 Year Film – a look at the transformative journeys over a decade of the Awards.

Annual Reports

Download the Annual Reports here:

2024 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2023 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards here.
2022 Annual Report of Bates Wells Foundation and Stephen Lloyd Awards 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.