Lia Relief Trust

Analysis

Lia Relief Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 2014, 12 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 company (Companies House number 08615705). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lia Relief Trust reported income of £4.1m and spending of £2.4m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £4.1m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lia Relief 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Onside Foundation (£4.0m), Children North East (£4.1m) and Brookvale (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.