Lifelites

Analysis

Lifelites is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lifelites reported income of £536k and spending of £1.2m, spending 220% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £634k to £536k (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lifelites sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resurrection Power And Living Bread Ministries (London) (£536k), Buddhist Community Centre UK (£536k) and Centre West (Newcastle) (£535k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and investments 17%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 38 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.