The Lis Foundation

Analysis

The Lis Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Lis Foundation reported income of £20k and spending of £16k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income fell from £59k to £20k (-67%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Lis Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Got to Read (£20k), St Joseph's School (Redhill) Association (£20k) and The International Centre for Research in Accounting (£20k).