The Sophie Lancaster Foundation

Analysis

The Sophie Lancaster Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rossendale. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06728103). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sophie Lancaster Foundation reported income of £318k and spending of £286k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £127k to £318k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Sophie Lancaster Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Biometrika Trust (£318k), Sun Beams Delapre Pre-School (£318k) and Intake Pre-School (£318k).