Lift UK

Analysis

Lift UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lightwater. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lift UK reported income of £217k and spending of £216k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £162k to £217k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lift UK sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Archway Foundation (£217k), Barakah Aid (£217k) and Elara Foundation (£217k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.