Lifelong Family Links

Analysis

Lifelong Family Links is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03596496). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lifelong Family Links reported income of £875k and spending of £573k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £452k to £875k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lifelong Family Links sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shipston Home Nursing (£873k), Reverse Rett (£876k) and Gloucester Rugby Foundation (£873k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 3.9% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.