Lorica Trust Limited

Analysis

Lorica Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pulborough. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03462477). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lorica Trust Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £899k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £522k to £1.1m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lorica Trust Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sutton Mencap Charity Company (£1.1m), Law Centres Federation (£1.1m) and Northdale Horticulture (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, trading 11%, investments 3.0% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £179k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.