Lest We Forget Association

Analysis

Lest We Forget Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lest We Forget Association reported income of £354k and spending of £572k, spending 161% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income fell from £867k to £354k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Lest We Forget Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Warrant Officers and Senior Rates' Mess, HMS Drake (£341k), Thorney Island Nursery (£359k) and HMS Heron Central Amenities Fund (£318k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.