Lewy body dementia is a complex and frequently misdiagnosed disease that affects memory, thinking, movement, sleep and behaviour. Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia in older people. At least 10-15% of all people who live with dementia have Lewy body dementia.
The Lewy Body Society campaigns to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia in those who need to understand the disease and its impact – people living with Lewy body dementia and those who can make a difference to their futures. They also fundraise to research new treatments and potential cures.
The charity was nominated to receive a donation by Robin Torr, Senior Partner at Pilgrim Hope Solicitors in Standish.
Lewy Body Society is the only charity in the UK – and the first in Europe – dedicated exclusively to “the most common dementia you’ve never heard of”: Lewy body dementia (LBD). The charity is 20 years old in 2026. The charity exists to promote awareness of LBD and fund research. As the smallest member of the AMRC (Association of Medical Research Charities) they have funded £3.4 million research across 27 projects. The charity funds an Admiral Nurse specifically for LBD.
More than 400 families have been directly supported by the service. LBS has scaled awareness and campaigning activity; securing an ITN “Living With Lewy” podcast, coordinating a global campaign with international Lewy body dementia charities, and securing key annual events; including “A Scarf For Lewy” knit-a-scarf campaign. The start of the campaign in 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall collected scarfs from all over the world – it wrapped around the building 6 times.
100% of the charity funding comes from voluntary donations except for a £10k lottery grant to produce podcasts with ITN Business.
Going forwards, the charity is looking to fund more research and continue to be the voice for people with an LBD diagnosis.
What is this all about?
Ten-Percent Legal, Interim Lawyers, and Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers donate 10% of annual net profits to charity via the Ten Percent Foundation, a charitable trust set up by our group of companies to distribute monies to charities in the UK and Africa. We have been doing this for over 25 years. The Foundation never incurs any administration costs (other than Triodos bank charges, which are minimal). All monies donated are distributed to charities and community organisations. $ www.tenpercentfoundation.org$
Why do we donate?
We set up our companies over 25 years ago with the intention of being ethical in everything we do. As part of this, we decided that a percentage of our profits should always be earmarked for charitable work and set the rate at ten percent. A sudden burst of inspiration meant we called ourselves the Ten Percent Group.
