The Allen Lane Foundation

Analysis

The Allen Lane Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Allen Lane Foundation reported income of £750k and spending of £965k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £637k to £750k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Allen Lane Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Torfaen Voluntary Alliance (£742k), Clara E Burgess Charity (£751k) and Carer Support West Cumbria (£740k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £728k. Reserves of £24.5m would cover about 297 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.

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.