The Lower Green Foundation
Analysis
The Lower Green Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chorley. It was registered in September 2010, 16 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 April 2025, The Lower Green Foundation reported income of £188k and spending of £175k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £375k to £188k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Lower Green Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include E C Graham's Charitable Settlement (£188k), Jac Trust (£188k) and Community Development Action Hertfordshire (£187k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To further such objects or purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wale 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E C Graham's Charitable Settlement | Carlisle | £188k |
| Jac Trust | Somerset | £188k |
| Community Development Action Hertfordshire | Hertford | £187k |
| The J P Marland Charitable Trust | London | £189k |