The Lankellychase Foundation

Analysis

The Lankellychase Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05309739). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lankellychase Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £9.1m, spending 697% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.7m to £1.3m (-52%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 750% 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, The Lankellychase Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ark Housing Trust (£1.3m), Bridge Trust (£1.3m) and The Valentine Charitable Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.3m. Reserves of £106.9m would cover about 136 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

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.