Lancelot Hasluck Trust
Analysis
Lancelot Hasluck Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lancelot Hasluck Trust reported income of £226k and spending of £311k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £224k to £226k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lancelot Hasluck Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 The Berrow Cottage Homes (£226k), Framework Knitters Company Almshouse Charities (£227k) and The Victoria Almshouses (£225k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity provides unfurnished dwellings for married couples and single persons aged over 55 who are fit and able to care for themselves, have lived for a significant period in the past 20 years within the area of benefit (London Borough of Barnet with preference given to the pre 1965 Urban Districts of East Barnet, Chipping/High Barnet and Friern Barnet) and can establish housing need.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Berrow Cottage Homes | Solihull | £226k |
| Framework Knitters Company Almshouse Charities | Lincolnshire | £227k |
| The Victoria Almshouses | Surrey | £225k |
| Hindu Temple Society | Coventry | £227k |