Lifespring

Analysis

Lifespring is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Lifespring reported income of £620k and spending of £557k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £423k to £620k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lifespring sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talking Money (£620k), The Bevan Foundation (£620k) and YMCA Scarborough (£620k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, trading 4.0% and charitable activities 1.3%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,865. Reserves of £693k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.