Lap Research

Analysis

Lap Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06752342). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Lap Research reported income of £230k and spending of £263k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £17k to £230k (+1229%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lap Research sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smile Aid (£230k), The Holehird Trust (£231k) and Keynsham & District Dial-A-Ride (£230k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.