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Life in London Trust

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1190459LondonDisability
Income£59k2025-11-30
Spending£41ksame year
Spent / received72%5-year average
Size in its cause57th pctDisability
Registered2020CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Life in London Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Life in London Trust reported income of £59k and spending of £41k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £12k to £59k (+396%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Life in London Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churches Together in Cumbria (£59k), Inter-Action (Milton Keynes) Limited (£59k) and Godfirst Barry (£59k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£15k£29k£44k£59k2021 Income: £11,8152021 Spending: £5,40720212022 Income: £16,4692022 Spending: £9,10220222023 Income: £29,7712023 Spending: £25,25220232024 Income: £25,8752024 Spending: £21,35120242025 Income: £58,5852025 Spending: £41,2172025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

1. The prevention or relief of poverty in the United Kingdom, and elsewhere in the world by providing grants, items and goods to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.2. The advancement of education; and3. The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Churches Together in CumbriaCumbria£59k
Inter-Action (Milton Keynes) LimitedMilton Keynes£59k
Godfirst BarryBarry£59k
Earlsdon Carnegie Community LibraryCoventry£59k