Landaid Charitable Trust Limited

Analysis

Landaid Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02049135). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Landaid Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £5.8m and spending of £5.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.3m to £5.8m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Landaid Charitable Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (£5.8m), Bait Limud Vchesed (£5.8m) and Kolyom Trust Limited (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77% and trading 23%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 23%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.