The Lata Foundation

Analysis

The Lata Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06264453). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lata Foundation reported income of £77k and spending of £49k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £42k to £77k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Lata Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Universal Peace Federation UK (£77k), The Faith Challenging Church (£77k) and Money Advice St Neots (£77k).