The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gravesend. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust reported income of £72k and spending of £148k, spending 205% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £49k to £72k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 280%. Over the whole period it spent 145% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King George V Memorial Houses (£72k), The Hawthorne Meadow Trust (£73k) and The Durnford Society Trust Ltd (£72k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are dedicated to providing care, accomodation, support and education to abused, abandoned and orphaned children in Mongolia. We raise awareness of the plight of the street children, and help to fund The Lotus Children's Centre (www.lotuschild.org), which looks after more than 70 children. The Centre also provides vocational training for young adults.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| King George V Memorial Houses | London | £72k |
| The Hawthorne Meadow Trust | East Sussex | £73k |
| The Durnford Society Trust Ltd | Plymouth | £72k |
| Worth Matravers Village Hall | Swanage | £73k |