Lifeskills Learning for Living

Analysis

Lifeskills Learning for Living is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03944179). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lifeskills Learning for Living reported income of £320k and spending of £324k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £139k to £320k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lifeskills Learning for Living sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dame Catherine Harpur's School Limited (£320k), The Mouradian Foundation Limited (£320k) and Hollie Gazzard Trust (£320k).