Lempriere Pringle 2015

Analysis

Lempriere Pringle 2015 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lempriere Pringle 2015 reported income of £17.0m and spending of £4.6m, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £17.2m to £17.0m (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lempriere Pringle 2015 sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chris Banton Foundation (£14.9m), WS Waverton Charity Fund (£17.7m) and Heart of England Community Foundation (£13.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 91%, investments 6.3% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.5m. Reserves of £41.6m would cover about 107 months of spending at that rate.