lps21 ltd
Analysis
lps21 ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02519846). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, lps21 ltd reported income of £35k and spending of £46k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £756k to £35k (-95%), an average of -54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1055%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, lps21 ltd sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brough Community Centre Management Committee (£35k), The Byley Community Association (£35k) and Knockholt Village Centre Council (£35k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance education for the public benefit through the promotion of the artswith particular, but not exclusive, reference to the visual arts of printmaking and graphic design.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brough Community Centre Management Committee | Brough | £35k |
| The Byley Community Association | Middlewich | £35k |
| Knockholt Village Centre Council | Sevenoaks | £35k |
| Westbury Leigh Community Project Ltd | Wiltshire | £35k |