Lucille Foundation

Analysis

Lucille Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lucille Foundation reported income of £6.8m and spending of £6.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £6.8m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lucille Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Charities (£6.8m), Homefield College Limited (£6.8m) and The Norland Foundation (£6.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.4m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.