The Lofthouse Foundation

Analysis

The Lofthouse Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fleetwood. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lofthouse Foundation reported income of £82.3m and spending of £73.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £175k to £82.3m (+47030%), an average of +366% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44797%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Lofthouse Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Academy of Engineering (£61.0m), Social Investment Business Foundation (£188.5m) and Liverpool Hope University (£56.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 96% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 0.2% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £150k. Reserves of £7.9m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.