C F Lunoe Trust Fund
Analysis
C F Lunoe Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, C F Lunoe Trust Fund reported income of £117k and spending of £48k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £81k to £117k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, C F Lunoe Trust Fund sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knighton Community & Education Centre (£117k), The Institute of Quarrying Benevolent Fund (£117k) and Carelinks (£117k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The assistance of persons in needy circumstances in particular any ex-employees of Holst & Co or its successors or any of their dependents. To support technical educational training and research in the United Kingdom.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Knighton Community & Education Centre | Leicester | £117k |
| The Institute of Quarrying Benevolent Fund | Derbyshire | £117k |
| Carelinks | Bath | £117k |
| Helping Ummah | Leeds | £117k |