LGBT Foundation Ltd

Analysis

LGBT Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03476576). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, LGBT Foundation Ltd reported income of £3.7m and spending of £4.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £3.7m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, LGBT Foundation Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Asda Foundation (£3.7m), The Cantor Foundation (UK) (£3.7m) and Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 11% and trading 3.7%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £972k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.