The L&yr Society

Analysis

The L&yr Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The L&yr Society reported income of £56k and spending of £71k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £48k to £56k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The L&yr Society sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olive Tree Educational Trust (Ryk) (£56k), 1st Wormley Scout Group (£56k) and Bristol (Adventure) Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps (£56k).