The Lartington Foundation

Analysis

The Lartington Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnard Castle. It was registered in January 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Lartington Foundation reported income of £229k and spending of £105k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income grew from £5,098 to £229k (+4391%), an average of +570% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Lartington Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christchurch (Methodist / Church of England Ecumenical Partnership) Clevedon (£229k), Fenham Association of Residents (£229k) and Southdene Community Association (£229k).