Little Lives UK

Analysis

Little Lives UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Little Lives UK reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £199k to £1.5m (+644%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 567%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Little Lives UK sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lancaster Training Services Limited (£1.5m), Operational Research Society Limited (£1.5m) and Crank Nursery Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 94% and donations and legacies 5.8%. Charitable activities took 17% of spending and raising funds 83%. Reserves of £687k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.