Life Generation Limited

Analysis

Life Generation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2010, 16 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 company (Companies House number 07148185). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Life Generation Limited reported income of £2.4m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.4m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Life Generation Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boroughlea Limited (£2.4m), Chabad Belgravia (£2.4m) and Hatch Enterprise (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, trading 43% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £641k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate.