Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) Ltd

Analysis

Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03690871). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) Ltd reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £4.6m to £3.5m (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) Ltd sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springboard Sunderland Trust (£3.4m), The Engineering Council (£3.5m) and United by 2022 Charity (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 51%, donations and legacies 45% and charitable activities 4.6%. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £556k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.