Local Information Unit Limited

Analysis

Local Information Unit Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01872218). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Local Information Unit Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.0m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Local Information Unit Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education (£2.0m), The Michael Cowan Foundation (£2.0m) and The Jameel Education Foundation UK (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £593k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 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.