The Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe

Analysis

The Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 04279406). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe reported income of £23k and spending of £206k, spending 876% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £3,478 to £23k (+575%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 1038%. Over the whole period it spent 1228% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Eastern Kidney Patients Association (£23k), The Leonard Trust (£23k) and Pastures New Racehorse Rehabilitation (£23k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.