Lofftwen Ecological Trust

Analysis

Lofftwen Ecological Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Lofftwen Ecological Trust reported income of £74k and spending of £31k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,014 to £74k (+7157%), an average of +192% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 8391%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lofftwen Ecological Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God - Christ Ambassadors Parish (£74k), The Lord Shuttleworth Foundation (£74k) and Trinity Church Littlehampton (£74k).