The L M Kendon Settlement

Analysis

The L M Kendon Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in April 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The L M Kendon Settlement reported income of £363k and spending of £300k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £629k to £363k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 L M Kendon Settlement sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Musana Community Development Organisation (£363k), Mrs Waterhouse Charitable Trust (£363k) and Anchor-The Counselling Practice (£363k).