The League of Remembrance

Analysis

The League of Remembrance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00171814). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The League of Remembrance reported income of £89k and spending of £111k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £98k to £89k (-8.6%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The League of Remembrance sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for the Advancement of Black Arts (Saba) (£89k), The Worcestershire Freemasons Charity (£89k) and Helping Caring Team (£89k).

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.