Lord Belstead Children's Settlement

Analysis

Lord Belstead Children's Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Lord Belstead Children's Settlement reported income of £37k and spending of £40k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £32k to £37k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lord Belstead Children's Settlement sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Basil Fisher Foundation (£37k), Thomas Lilley Memorial Trust (£37k) and The Market Research Benevolent Association (£37k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.