The Lubricators Charitable Trust (Known Informally As Lxix Charitable Foundation)
Analysis
The Lubricators Charitable Trust (Known Informally As Lxix Charitable Foundation) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in October 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Lubricators Charitable Trust (Known Informally As Lxix Charitable Foundation) reported income of £82k and spending of £77k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £25k to £82k (+232%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Lubricators Charitable Trust (Known Informally As Lxix Charitable Foundation) sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Life Saving Society (£82k), Relationships Medway and North Kent (£82k) and Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust (£82k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A Charitable Trust set up by The Guild of the Nineteen Lubricators to 'Help the lame dog over the stile'
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Life Saving Society | Worcester | £82k |
| Relationships Medway and North Kent | Kent | £82k |
| Joyce Wilkinson Charitable Trust | Carlisle | £82k |
| Still the Hunger | Reading | £82k |