The Lanchester Partnership

Analysis

The Lanchester Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03879963). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lanchester Partnership reported income of £13k and spending of £19k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £13k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Lanchester Partnership sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Thomas and Richard Sharples Charity (£13k), Litchborough Parochial Charities (£13k) and Wilmington Parochial Charity (£13k).