Lux

Analysis

Lux is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04421812). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lux reported income of £846k and spending of £832k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £682k to £846k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lux sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 The Organisation for New Music and Sound (£844k), Institute of Conservation (£847k) and Guildford Shakespeare Company Trust Ltd (£843k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68% and donations and legacies 24%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £355k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.