Lorna Young Foundation

Analysis

Lorna Young Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04788426). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Lorna Young Foundation reported income of £205k and spending of £158k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £133k to £205k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lorna Young Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North East Thames Quaker Trust (£205k), Friends of Mosdos Belz Machnovka (£205k) and Connecting Communities in Berkshire (£205k).