Lord Leverhulme's Charitable Trust
Analysis
Lord Leverhulme's Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Lord Leverhulme's Charitable Trust reported income of £965k and spending of £2.0m, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £587k to £965k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Lord Leverhulme's Charitable Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Thomas Family Charitable Trust (£946k), The Young Lives Foundation (£984k) and Home-Start Essex (£932k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.8m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
Priority is given to applications from Cheshire, Merseyside and South Lancashire and the charities supported by the settlor in his lifetime. Other charities who do not meet those criteria should not appy without prior invitation but should, on a single sheet, state briefly their aims and apply fully only on being asked to do so.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Thomas Family Charitable Trust | East Sussex | £946k |
| The Young Lives Foundation | Maidstone | £984k |
| Home-Start Essex | Essex | £932k |
| Greenfingers Charity | Buckinghamshire | £985k |