Lifespace Trust

Analysis

Lifespace Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06425820). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Lifespace Trust reported income of £289k and spending of £290k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £237k to £289k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Lifespace Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newtown Community Learning Centre (£288k), Mybigcareer (£290k) and Oblong Ltd (£285k).

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.