Lloyd's of London Foundation

Analysis

Lloyd's of London Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lloyd's of London Foundation reported income of £7.3m and spending of £939k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £7.3m (+566%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 372%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lloyd's of London Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include My Life Legacy (£7.3m), Nurtrio Limited (£7.3m) and Dame Hannah Rogers Trust 2019 Limited (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 13% and investments 3.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £764k. Reserves of £10.3m would cover about 131 months of spending at that rate.