Launde Abbey Trust

Analysis

Launde Abbey Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07469311). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Launde Abbey Trust reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £627k to £1.7m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Launde Abbey Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Titus Trust (£1.7m), The Community of the Resurrection (£1.7m) and Frankgiving Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 49%, charitable activities 29%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £768k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.