The Lancashire Foundation
Analysis
The Lancashire Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lancashire Foundation reported income of £764k and spending of £760k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £197k to £764k (+288%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 233%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Lancashire Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Ltd (£764k), The Pied Piper Trust (£764k) and Shine Cancer Support (£763k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and investments 19%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 81%
- Investments 19%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Charity are to hold the Trust Fund and its income upon trust and to apply them for all purposes which are exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales from time to time by the making of grants to any individual, group, organisation or institution in the UK, Bermuda and worldwide, with a focus on helping young people and the severely disadvantaged in society.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Harrow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Ltd | Harrow | £764k |
| The Pied Piper Trust | Gloucester | £764k |
| Shine Cancer Support | Poole | £763k |
| The Ralph Levy Charitable Company Limited | London | £764k |