The Life Guards Association Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Life Guards Association Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in January 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Life Guards Association Charitable Trust reported income of £136k and spending of £112k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £107k to £136k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Life Guards Association Charitable Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Play and Leisure Opportunity Library (£136k), Social Moments Enterprise (£136k) and The Ascendance Repertory Company Limited (£136k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
THE OBJECTS OF THE LIFE GUARDS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST ARE:(1) TO RELIEVE MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE.(2) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT IN ANY CHARITABLE WAY AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY DECIDE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Play and Leisure Opportunity Library | Swansea | £136k |
| Social Moments Enterprise | Norwich | £136k |
| The Ascendance Repertory Company Limited | West Yorkshire | £136k |
| Orpington and Bromley Gateway Club | Chislehurst | £136k |