The Centre for Lebanese Studies

Analysis

The Centre for Lebanese Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Centre for Lebanese Studies reported income of £604k and spending of £683k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £912k to £604k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Centre for Lebanese Studies sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Micklefield Nursery School (Seaford) (£603k), The Froebel Trust (£604k) and Waldorf School (Bristol) Limited (£602k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 4.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £140k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.