The Lambeth Trust

Analysis

The Lambeth Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07884895). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lambeth Trust reported income of £974k and spending of £1.4m, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £751k to £974k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Lambeth Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheam Baptist Church (£973k), The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain - Bournemouth Coastal Area Quaker Meeting (£975k) and Philadelphia Church of God (£973k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.