Peter Lathom (Including the Lathom Educational Foundation)
Analysis
Peter Lathom (Including the Lathom Educational Foundation) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Peter Lathom (Including the Lathom Educational Foundation) reported income of £57k and spending of £82k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £56k to £57k (+2.6%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Peter Lathom (Including the Lathom Educational Foundation) sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kent Ramgarhia Darbar (Gurdwara) (£57k), Campus Children's Holidays (Cambridge University) (£57k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God Salvation Theatre Quinton Parish (£57k).
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 key objectives of the charity are to provide financial assistance for the education and training of persons under the age of 25 years resident within the districts forming the area of benefit of the charity, and in the application of income for the relief of persons in need, hardship or distress similarly resident within the said districts - qualifying.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Ramgarhia Darbar (Gurdwara) | Gillingham | £57k |
| Campus Children's Holidays (Cambridge University) | Warrington | £57k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God Salvation Theatre Quinton Parish | Birmingham | £57k |
| Zy Gemach Limited | Salford | £57k |