Lumos Foundation
Analysis
Lumos Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05611912). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lumos Foundation reported income of £5.0m and spending of £7.1m, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.9m to £5.0m (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lumos 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Kidney Patient Association (£5.0m), Walking with the Wounded (£5.1m) and Cardiac Risk in the Young (£5.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 25% and trading 1.3%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 25%
- Charitable activities 0.0%
- Trading 1.3%
- Investments 1.0%
- Other 72%
In the charity's own words
Lumos works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children by facilitating the end of institutional care for good. It does this in two ways:At a policy level to accelerate and improve the quality of reform in health, education and social protection servicesAt a practical level working with providers of children's services to demonstrate the value of family-based care
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The British Kidney Patient Association | Alton | £5.0m |
| Walking with the Wounded | Manchester | £5.1m |
| Cardiac Risk in the Young | Surrey | £5.0m |
| Teesside Mind Limited | Middlesbrough | £5.1m |