Latin American Foundation for the Future
Analysis
Latin American Foundation for the Future is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Latin American Foundation for the Future reported income of £35k and spending of £37k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £64k to £35k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Latin American Foundation for the Future sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlbury Refugee Action Group (£35k), The Besom in Ashtead and Leatherhead (£35k) and Grace Temple International (£35k).
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
LAFF's mission is to work with local partners to provide access to quality education and personal development to vulnerable children and young people in Peru. Our activities include access to quality education, through tutoring and learning support; personal development, through workshops, vocational training, career guidance; and capacity building, to develop the sustainable of local partners.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Charlbury Refugee Action Group | Chipping Norton | £35k |
| The Besom in Ashtead and Leatherhead | Surrey | £35k |
| Grace Temple International | London | £35k |
| Missionaries of Apostolic Grace | Bristol | £35k |