The Lollipop Foundation
Analysis
The Lollipop Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Lollipop Foundation reported income of £133k and spending of £100k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £25k to £133k (+428%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 331%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Lollipop Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hearth Foundation (£133k), The Late Gwyneth Mon Williams Charitable Trust (£135k) and The Apelt and Lazarus Charitable Trust (£133k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Trust are to further such objects or purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales in any part of the world and in such manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hearth Foundation | Lutterworth | £133k |
| The Late Gwyneth Mon Williams Charitable Trust | Whiteley | £135k |
| The Apelt and Lazarus Charitable Trust | London | £133k |
| Kington Horse Show and Agricultural Society | Herefordshire | £135k |