Lord Leycester's Hospital

Analysis

Lord Leycester's Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in November 1963, 63 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, Lord Leycester's Hospital reported income of £747k and spending of £572k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £550k to £747k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lord Leycester's Hospital sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Elmsall Community Facilities Ltd (£745k), William Lovett's Almshouse Charity (£752k) and Dr and Mrs Chadwick's Charity (£744k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, trading 25% and charitable activities 7.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £8,542. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £233k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.