Frank Longford Charitable Trust

Analysis

Frank Longford Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Frank Longford Charitable Trust reported income of £596k and spending of £555k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £433k to £596k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Frank Longford Charitable Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 The Ben Kinsella Trust (£596k), Home-Start Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham (£598k) and Rights and Equalities in Newham (£591k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 19% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £142k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.