Leo Lion Foundation

Analysis

Leo Lion Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leo Lion Foundation reported income of £2.4m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £213k to £2.4m (+1012%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 337%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leo Lion Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chabad Belgravia (£2.4m), British Fashion Council Foundation (£2.4m) and Life Generation Limited (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 6.8%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.7m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate.