4louis

Analysis

4louis is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, 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, 4louis reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £842k to £1.3m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 4louis sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 The Butterfly Hospice Trust (£1.3m), The Angelou Centre (£1.3m) and Health Action Local Engagement (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £19k. Reserves of £391k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.