Lonia Limited

Analysis

Lonia Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1981, 45 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01546254). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lonia Limited reported income of £3.1m and spending of £4.5m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £3.1m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lonia Limited 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hammersley Homes (£3.1m), Peter Harrison Foundation (£3.1m) and Action Deafness (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.8m. Reserves of £48.5m would cover about 128 months of spending at that rate.