LIMS giving

The Institute’s future depends entirely on grants and benefaction. If you believe that what LIMS does is important, please support it.

To make a donation, please contact Elizabeth Forrester (0203 417 4945, elizabeth@london-institute.org) or complete and return this form.

LIMS largest expense is the salaries of its Fellows. To be financially viable in the long term, LIMS has begun an appeal to raise money for part-time and full-time endowed Fellowships. An endowed Fellowship pays the salary of a Fellow through a donation of the funds necessary to maintain it indefinitely. For instance, a donation of £500,000 would maintain in perpetuity a 3-month part-time Fellowship. An endowed Fellowship always carries the donor’s name, regardless of whom it is occupied by. Endowed Fellowships are held by the Institute’s most eminent scientists. They can be for as little as one month a year and as much as twelve, and can be designated for specific scientific disciplines.

LIMS’ original premises are at 22 South Audley Street. As the number of scientists and staff increased, and with additional government investment, we began our campaign to find a new larger building. In a generous show of support for LIMS and its work, Thomas Goode and Co. donated the use of 35a South Street for an indefinite period. Shown right, 35a is a stand-alone, Grade II* five-floor building in the heart of Mayfair worth an estimated £3.2 million.

Originally a mid-18th century house, 35a has over recent decades fallen into disuse. ‘No. 35a, which is the oldest building in the [block], is in extremely poor condition...mostly due to [past use] that is totally incompatible with the building’s quality’, writes Heritage Architecture Ltd. LIMS intends to refurbish 35a in a way that respects the building’s architectural merits; an example can be seen below right. The total refurbishment target is £170,000, of which we have raised £25,000. Major donors are commemorated on a stone plaque at the building entrance.

An unspecified gift will allow LIMS to spend your donation where it is most needed. You may if you wish fund a specific area of research (see current research Interests) or a particular type of position apart from Fellowships (visiting graduate student, postdoc, sabbaticals).